The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia

by Margo Gutierrez and Matt S. Meier

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313316430
• ISBN13: 9780313316432
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.2" x 10.2"