Raza Sí!, Guerra No!

Chicano Protest and Patriotism During the Viet Nam War Era

Author: Lorena Oropeza
ISBN: 9780520241954

"A fascinating and beautifully argued interpretation of how the American war in Southeast Asia affected Chicano communities. The author provides the most complete and well-documented study to date of this important chapter in U.S. history and its impact on an ethnic group with long-standing traditions of military service, assimilation, and resistance to injustice. Oropeza's book is what students of the Chicano Movement, especially the Mexican American role in antiwar activities during the Vietnam War period, have been waiting for."--George Mariscal, author of Aztlán and Viet Nam: Chicano and Chicana Experiences of the War"¡Raza Sí! ¡Guerra No! is a superb first book. Maintaining a balance between national context and the activism in the every day, Lorena Oropeza seeks to understand and contextualize antiwar activism among a generation of Mexican American youth. Bolstered with an array of archival sources and oral interviews, she carefully delineates the nature of political organizi

Publisher: University of California Press
Publish Date: 2005

Subjects: History / United States / General, Political Science / History & Theory, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Latinx/Chicanx American (LCXA))