03818nam 22008533u 450 991045925130332120210107030559.01-282-66032-297866126603201-59213-818-7(CKB)2670000000031461(EBL)547439(OCoLC)650060093(SSID)ssj0000173437(PQKBManifestationID)11189046(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173437(PQKBWorkID)10163399(PQKB)11279820(MiAaPQ)EBC547439(EXLCZ)99267000000003146120131216d2010|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow Did You Get To Be Mexican[electronic resource]Philadelphia Temple University Press20101 online resource (262 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-56639-650-6 Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. A ""Latino"" Law Student? Law 4 Sale at Harvard Law School; 3. My Mother: One Assimilation Story; 4. My Father: Planting the Seeds of a Racial Consciousness; 5. Growing Up White?; 6. College: Beginning to Recognize Racial Complexities; A Family Gallery; 7. A Corporate Lawyer: Happily Avoiding the Issue; 8. A Latino Law Professor; 9. My Family/Mi Familia; 10. Lessons for Latino Assimilation; 11. What Does It All Mean for Race Relations in the United States?; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis compelling account of racial identity takes a close look at the question ""Who is a Latino?"" and determines where persons of mixed Latino-Anglo heritage fit into the racial dynamics of the United States. The son of a Mexican American mother and an Anglo father, Kevin Johnson has spent his life in the borderlands between racial identities. In this insightful book, he uses his experiences as a mixed Latino-Anglo to examine issues of diversity, assimilation, race relations, and affirmative action in contemporary America.Johnson, Kevin RMexican Americans -- BiographyMexican Americans -- Ethnic identityRace awarenessRacially mixed peopleRacially mixed people -- United States -- BiographyRacially mixed people -- United States -- Race identityUnited StatesUnited States -- Race relationsMexican AmericansEthnic identityUnited StatesBiographyMexican AmericansRace identityUnited StatesBiographyRacially mixed peopleGender & Ethnic StudiesHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCEthnic & Race StudiesHILCCElectronic books.Johnson, Kevin R.Mexican Americans -- Biography.Mexican Americans -- Ethnic identity.Race awareness.Racially mixed people.Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography.Racially mixed people -- United States -- Race identity.United States.United States -- Race relations.Mexican AmericansEthnic identityMexican AmericansRace identityRacially mixed peopleGender & Ethnic StudiesSocial SciencesEthnic & Race Studies305.868/72073/092305.86872092Johnson Kevin915248AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910459251303321How Did You Get To Be Mexican2051450UNINA