Book Review: Mexican Americans Across Generations – Immigrant Families, Racial Realities
Author: Jessica M Vasquez Publisher: New York University Press Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Jessica M. Vasquez, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, best describes the scope and purpose of this book. Let me quote her from her Preface: “This book is an academic research endeavor that seeks to discover the social influences that shape the way Mexican Americans, over family generations, experience and explain their social identities.” She authored this book based on interviews of people from three generations of Mexican-American families living in California: those who immigrated here, their children born here, and...
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