02485nam 2200601Ia 450 991045646310332120200520144314.01-282-41954-497866124195460-313-08860-8(CKB)2550000000001318(EBL)496731(OCoLC)646586424(SSID)ssj0000439572(PQKBManifestationID)12150074(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000439572(PQKBWorkID)10460624(PQKB)11571304(MiAaPQ)EBC496731(Au-PeEL)EBL496731(CaPaEBR)ebr10363001(CaONFJC)MIL241954(EXLCZ)99255000000000131820030505d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Mexican American experience[electronic resource] an encyclopedia /Matt S. Meier and Margo GutiérrezWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20031 online resource (488 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-31643-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Guide to Selected Related Entries; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Encyclopedia; IndexMexican 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 providedMexican AmericansEncyclopediasMexican AmericansSouthwest, NewEncyclopediasElectronic books.Mexican AmericansMexican Americans973.046872003973/.046872/003Meier Matt S887958Gutiérrez Margo887959MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456463103321The Mexican American experience1983371UNINA