Edited by Martha E. Bernal and Phylis C. Martinelli. 200 pgs (pbk) ISBN: 0915745259 Includes
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This book, focuses on Mexican American ethnic identity, 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.