The Mexican American experience an encyclopedia
Title:
The Mexican American experience an encyclopedia
Author:
Meier, Matt S.
ISBN:
9780313088605
9780313316432
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxix, 456 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Administration, academic -- Administration, government -- Agriculture -- Bilingualism -- Border -- Business / Commerce -- Civic Leadership -- Civil Rights -- Community -- Discrimination -- Education, classroom -- Education, scholarship -- Engineering -- Finance -- Fine arts -- Immigration -- Journalism / Publishing -- Labor -- Land grant issues -- Law / legal cases -- Legislation -- Literature, poetry -- Literature, prose -- Medicine -- Migration -- Military -- Movimiento -- Organizations -- Performing arts -- Politics / government -- Religion -- Science -- Social activism -- Sports -- Terminology.
Abstract:
Mexican Americans are rapidly becoming the largest minority in the United States, playing a vital role in the culture of the American Southwest and beyond. This A-to-Z guide offers comprehensive coverage of the Mexican American experience. Entries range from figures such as Corky Gonzales, Joan Baez, and Nancy Lopez to general entries on bilingual education, assimilation, border culture, and southwestern agriculture. Court cases, politics, and events such as the Delano Grape Strike all receive full coverage, while the definitions and significance of terms such as coyote and Tejano are provided.
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Electronic Access:
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