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Beyond the Latino World War II hero : the social and political legacy of a generation
Title
Beyond the Latino World War II hero : the social and political legacy of a generation / edited by Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez and Emilio Zamora ; with a foreword by José Limón.
ISBN
9780292721159 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292721153 (cloth : alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.
Physical Description
xiii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 26, 2010
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The paradox of war: Mexican American patriotism, racism, and memory / Richard Griswold del Castillo
Embracing the ether: the use of radio by the Latino World War II generation / Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez
"Now get back to work": Mexican Americans and the agricultural "migrant stream" / Dionicio Valdés
The Latinas of World War II: from familial shelter to expanding horizons / Joanne Rao Sánchez
Mexican nationals in the U.S. military: diplomacy and battlefield sacrifice / Emilio Zamora
The color of war: Puerto Rican soldiers and discrimination during World War II / Silvia Álvarez Curbelo
God and war: the impact of combat upon Latino soldiers' religious beliefs / Rea Ann Trotter
Silent wounds: posttraumatic stress disorder and Latino World War II veterans / Ricardo Ainslie and Daphny Domínguez
Mother's legacy: cultivating Chicana consciousness during the war years / Brenda Sendejo.
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