Five generations of a Mexican American family in Los Angeles / Christina Chávez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chávez, Christina, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fuentes family.

Mexican Americans--Genealogy.

Mexican Americans.

California--Genealogy.

California.

Genre:

Genealogy.

Family histories.

Physical Description:

xiii, 183 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2007]

Summary:

Five Generations of a Mexican American Family in Los Angeles is an insider account of a multigenerational working-class Mexican American family in Los Angeles to explain Chicanos' persistent social status despite their citizenship and largely English monolingualism. Findings demonstrate that the interaction between race, ethnicity and class factors at home, in the labor market and in schools reproduces the Fuentes family's social status. Nevertheless, the persistence of Mexican cultural values over generations insulates Fuentes members against discrimination and economic hardship.

Contents:

1 The Fuentes Family: An Overview across Generations 15

2 Home, Part I: The Original Fuentes Home 39

3 Home, Part II: Later-Generation Fuentes Homes 57

4 Fuentes' at Work 77

5 School, Part I: Fuentes' in Schools 95

6 School, Part II: Fuentes' Homes, Language and Literacy 123

7 Fuentes' Homes and School: Parental Involvement 137

8 Conclusion: What the Fuentes Family Teaches Us 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-176) and index.

ISBN:

9780742538818

0742538818

9780742538825

0742538826

OCLC:

74987458