Describes why many Mexicans immigrated to the United States and how they adapted to their new environment.
"Collection of 11 essays dealing with both the historical and contemporary aspects of Mexican emigration to the United States.
Reimers, David M. Still the Golden Door: The Third World Comes to America. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. Reisler, Mark. By the Sweat of Their Brow: Mexican Immigrant Labor in the United States, 1900–1940.
Resources Books North Across the Border : The Story of the Mexican Americans by Lila Perl Benchmark Books ( 2001 ) The Mexican American Family Album by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler Oxford University Press Children's Books ( 1998 ) Web ...
"Describes the experiences of Mexican citizens who immigrate to America legally and illegally.
This book examines the problems that Mexican Americans have experienced in attaining economic parity with non-Hispanic whites.
MacLachlan , Colin M. , and William H. Beezley . El Gran Pueblo : A History ... “ La Asociación Hispano - Americana de Madres y Esposas : Tucson's Mexican American Women in World War II . ... Austin : University of Texas Press , 1993 .
The popularity of Mexican-origin celebrities, such as Salma Hayek, Carlos Mencía, George López, Eva Longoria Parker, ... the success of television shows about Mexican-American families (The American Family, The George Lopez Show, ...
Mexican Americans Across Generations investigates racial identity and assimilation in three-generation Mexican American families living in California.
Shortly after the Mendez ruling, Governor Earl Warren signed an Assembly bill to repeal sections of the California Education Code that allowed school boards to establish separate schools for Native Americans and students of Asian ...