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MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY.
Edited by Martha E. Bernal and Phylis C. Martinelli. 200 pgs (pbk)
ISBN: 0915745259 Includes tables, biblio. $25.95. For Class Use $ 22.95
This book focuses on Mexican American ethnic identity, which is an important dimension of
ethnicity. "Who am I?" is a basic human inquiry. Eleven essays, whose topics
range from historical analysis of Mexican American identity; society's views of Mexican
Americans and how these images can influence ethnic identity of Mexican American women,
young children, adolescents, and discussions of the political and policy impacts of
Mexican American identity in cross-cultural and American settings. Other aspects discussed
are ethnicity and ethnic identity in Mexico and Mexican America; Mexican immigrant
nationalism as an origin of identity for Mexican Americans; and specifies the links
between ethnic identity and public policy; ethnic dimensions of gender and the dilemmas of
high achieving Chicanas.
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