Abstract: Series Foreword Background Geography Early Civilizations Spanish Conquest Spanish Culture in the World Independence The U.S.-Mexico War of 1845 Mexico under Benito Juarez The Revolution and Immigration Mexico under Diaz (1876-1911) The Revolution of 1910 Immigration to the United States Immigrant Culture Continued Immigration, World Wars, and Aftermath Continued Immigration and Labor Unrest (1920-1940) World War II and the Bracero Program The Impact of Immigration The Immigration Act of 1965 and Other Acts Operation Wetback The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 Mexico's Economic Crisis and Increased Immigration The Hart-Cellar Immigration Act of 1965 Consequces for Immigrant Communities A Demographic Profile of the Immigrants in the United States Population Size and Composition Age and Family Structure Educational Attainment Poverty Occupation and Income Immigrant Business Owners Family, Culture, and Life Cycle Rituals The Family Religious Life Cycle Rituals Birth and Baptism Rituals La Quinceanera: The Debutante Marriage Rituals Funeral Rituals Retaining Culture and Identity Living Mexican in the United States The Government and Immigrants Language Spanish-Language Newspapers Television and Immigrant Communities The Catholic Church and Immigrants Religious Practices Music Families and Changing Gender Relations Understanding Immigrant Familialism Machismo and Gender Roles Immigration and Changes in Gender Roles Other Patterns of Egalitarianiasm within Families Feminism Among and Women Paths Toward Citizenship Citizenship in Historical Context Naturalization Policies Becoming Citizens California's Proposition 187 Dual Citizenship Forging a Political Identity Patterns of English Language Avquisition and Usage The Development of Political Associations and Organizations League of United Latin Citizens Politics of Social Protest Electoral Politics Public Policies and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Electoral Politics and Voters Children of Immigrants: The Second Generation Ethnic Identities Educational Attainment Levels of Second-Generation Americans A Nation in Transition The Latino Wave in Culture The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations Mexico's Border Problems Return Migration from the Unites States to Mexico Presidential Politics and Immigrants Toward a 21st Century of Diversity: The New American Society The 21st Century and the U.S. Population Future Social Policy Implications Immigrant Identity: Old Ties and Allegiances From Melting Pot to Mosaic Noted Mexican/Mexican Americans Bibliography Glossary Index
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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