02332oam 2200529I 450 991045800740332120210114041134.01-283-11332-597866131133200-19-976223-6(CKB)1000000000396052(EBL)694049(OCoLC)726735445(MiAaPQ)EBC694049(EXLCZ)99100000000039605220140113d1993seng uy engurmnummmmuuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBecoming Mexican American ethnicity, culture, and identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945 /George J. SánchezNew York:Oxford University Press,1993.1 online resource (xiv, 367 pages) illustrations0-19-506990-0 0-19-509648-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Twentieth-century Los Angeles has been the locus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between variant cultures in American history. Yet this study is among the first to examine the relationship between ethnicity and identity among the largest immigrant group to that city. By focusing on Mexican immigrants to Los Angeles from 1900 to 1945, George J. Sanchez explores the process by which temporary sojourners altered their orientation to that of permanent residents, thereby laying the foundation for a new Mexican-American culture. Analyzing not only formal programs aimed at theseACLS Humanities E-Book.Mexican AmericansCaliforniaLos AngelesSocial conditionsMexican AmericansCaliforniaLos AngelesEthnic identityEthnicityCaliforniaLos AngelesLos Angeles (Calif.)Social conditionsElectronic books.Mexican AmericansSocial conditions.Mexican AmericansEthnic identity.Ethnicity305.8687Sanchez George J801221American Council of Learned Societies.AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910458007403321Becoming Mexican American2148218UNINA