LEADER 04190nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910814457403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79815-6 024 7 $a10.7560/752757 035 $a(CKB)1000000000447314 035 $a(OCoLC)648354891 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10217883 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000129288 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160105 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129288 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070690 035 $a(PQKB)11514614 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443144 035 $a(OCoLC)55898538 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2040 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443144 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10217883 035 $a(DE-B1597)587020 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292798151 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000447314 100 $a20030220d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConstructing identities in Mexican-American political organizations $echoosing issues, taking sides /$fBenjamin Marquez 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (182 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-75275-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [131]-157) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Mexican-American Organizations and Identity Politics -- $t2. Constructing Identities in Mexican-American Social Movement Organizations -- $t3. Voces Unidas: The Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice -- $t4. Standing for the Whole: The Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation Network -- $t5. Aquí Se Habla Dinero: The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce -- $t6. One Dream, Many Voices: The Mexican American Women?s National Association -- $t7. Conclusion -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aThe formation of a group identity has always been a major preoccupation of Mexican American political organizations, whether they seek to assimilate into the dominant Anglo society or to remain separate from it. Yet organizations that sought to represent a broad cross section of the Mexican American population, such as LULAC and the American G.I. Forum, have dwindled in membership and influence, while newer, more targeted political organizations are prospering?clearly suggesting that successful political organizing requires more than shared ethnicity and the experience of discrimination. This book sheds new light on the process of political identity formation through a study of the identity politics practiced by four major Mexican American political organizations?the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice, the Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation, the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce, and the Mexican American Women's National Association (now known as MANA?A National Latina Organization). Through interviews with activists in each organization and research into their records, Benjamin Marquez clarifies the racial, class-based, and cultural factors that have caused these organizations to create widely differing political identities. He likewise demonstrates why their specific goals resonate only with particular segments of the Mexican American community. 606 $aMexican Americans$xPolitics and government 606 $aMexican Americans$xEthnic identity 606 $aMexican Americans$xSocieties, etc 606 $aEthnicity$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEthnic relations$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aMexican Americans$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aMexican Americans$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aMexican Americans$xSocieties, etc. 615 0$aEthnicity$xPolitical aspects 676 $a323.1/168073 700 $aMarquez$b Benjamin$f1953-$01648362 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814457403321 996 $aConstructing identities in Mexican-American political organizations$94125563 997 $aUNINA