The Tejano Diaspora
Mexican Americanism and Ethnic Politics in Texas and Wisconsin
Marc Simon Rodriguez
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 04/2011
Pages: 256
Subject: Social Science, Political Science
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Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807877661
DESCRIPTION
Rodriguez argues that translocal Mexican American activism gained ground as young people, activists, and politicians united across the migrant stream. Crystal City, well known as a flash point of 1960s-era Mexican Americanism, was a classic migrant sending community, with over 80 percent of the population migrating each year in pursuit of farm work. Wisconsin, which had a long tradition of progressive labor politics, provided a testing ground for activism and ideas for young movement leaders. By providing a view of the Chicano movement beyond the Southwest, Rodriguez reveals an emergent ethnic identity, discovers an overlooked youth movement, and interrogates the meanings of American citizenship.