!Raza si! !guerra no! : Chicano protest and patriotism during the Viet Nam war era / Lorena Oropeza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oropeza, Lorena, 1964-

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

Patriotism--United States--History--20th century.

Patriotism.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Protest movements--United States--History--20th century.

Protest movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2005.

Language Note:

Spanish

Summary:

This incisive and elegantly written examination of Chicano antiwar mobilization demonstrates how the pivotal experience of activism during the Viet Nam War era played itself out among Mexican Americans. Raza Sil Guerra No! presents an engaging portrait of Chicano protest and patriotism. On a deeper level, the book considers larger themes of American nationalism and citizenship and the role of minorities in the military service, themes that remain pertinent today. Lorena Oropeza's exploration of the evolution, political trajectory, and eventual implosion of the Chicano campaign against the war

Contents:

Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Terminology; Introduction; Chapter One: "To Be Better and More Loyal Citizens" A Tradition of Mexican American Activism; Chapter Two: "New Wind from the Southwest" Questioning a Political Tradition; Chapter Three: "Branches of the Same Tree" Aztlán and Viet Nam; Chapter Four: "I'd Rather Have My Sons Die for La Raza . . . than in Vietnam" The Making of a Moratorium; Chapter Five: "A Common Goal" The Chicano Moratorium March of August 1970; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Based on author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Cornell University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59734-850-3

0-520-93799-6

1-4175-8512-9

OCLC:

614781268