The Chicanos : Mexican American voices /
Writings by and about Mexican Americans by Daniel Garza, Amado Muro, Durango Mendoza, Richard Dokey, Raymond Barrio, Luis Valdez, Cesar Chavez, Sister Mary Prudence Moylan, Ronald Arias, Jesus Ascension Arreola Jr., Manuel Aragon, James Santibanez, Antonio Gomez, Philip D. Ortega, Feliciano Rivera,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Penguin Books,
[1971]
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| Summary: | Writings by and about Mexican Americans by Daniel Garza, Amado Muro, Durango Mendoza, Richard Dokey, Raymond Barrio, Luis Valdez, Cesar Chavez, Sister Mary Prudence Moylan, Ronald Arias, Jesus Ascension Arreola Jr., Manuel Aragon, James Santibanez, Antonio Gomez, Philip D. Ortega, Feliciano Rivera, Richard Vasquez, Reies Lopez Tijerina, Eliu Carranza, Albert Herrera, Roberto and Jose Aragon, Joan Baez, and Enrique Hank Lopez. |
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| Item Description: | "First published 1971; reprinted 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978."--Title page verso of the 1978 printing. "Here is a unique anthology of writings by and about Mexican Americans. The editors have chosen articles, fiction, and poetry that form a realistic picture of Chicano life today—reminiscences of Mexican American childhood, accounts of Chicanos in the American school system, reports on strikes by Chicano workers, and poems and stories that reflect the hard realities of poverty and alienation. There are more than seven million Chicanos in the United States, and few of them could be recognized in such fading stereotypes as the lazy loafer with a sombrero over his face, the black-mustachioed bandit, the fiery-eyed revolutionary, or the dancing señorita whirling to the chatter of castanets. As Ed Ludwig writes in his Introduction: 'The Afro-American has succeeded, to a great extent, in erasing many of the old false images. Al Jolson with his black-face is no longer with us. Little Black Sambo is exiled. Now it’s the Chicano’s turn.'"--Page 4, cover. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 286 pages ; 19 cm Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286). |
| ISBN: | 0140213562 9780140213560 |