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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
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E-Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication:
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009
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Table of 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.
Contributors:
Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie , editor
Zamora, Emilio , editor
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Other Related Resources:
Print version: Beyond the Latino World War II hero (1st ed.; Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009 — ISBN 9780292721159; LCCN 2009026123; OCLC Number 318867494)
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 — Participation, Hispanic American
World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American
Hispanic Americans — Social conditions — 20th century
Hispanic American women — Social conditions — 20th century
United States — Armed Forces — Hispanic Americans
Armed Forces (United States)
World War (1939-1945)
1900-1999
Hispanic American women — Social conditions
Hispanic American women
Hispanic Americans — Social conditions
Hispanic Americans
United States
Genres:
Personal narratives
Personal narratives — American
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-239) and index.
Description based on: Print version record.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 247 pages) : illustrations
Digital Characteristics:
text file
Call Numbers:
D769.8.H58 B496 2009eb
ISBNs:
9780292793415 (electronic bk.)
0292793413 (electronic bk.)
9780292721159 (cloth, alk. paper) [Invalid]
0292721153 (cloth, alk. paper) [Invalid]
OCLC Numbers:
560658945