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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456200303321

Titolo

Beyond the Latino World War II hero [[electronic resource] ] : the social and political legacy of a generation / / edited by Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez and Emilio Zamora ; with a foreword by José Limón

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2009

ISBN

0-292-79341-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Rivas-RodriguezMaggie

ZamoraEmilio

Disciplina

940.5308968073

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, Hispanic American

World War, 1939-1945

Hispanic Americans - Social conditions - 20th century

Hispanic American women - Social conditions - 20th century

Electronic books.

United States Armed Forces Hispanic Americans

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 Valdes -- 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.