Mexican Americans
- ISBN-10
- 1438107153
- ISBN-13
- 9781438107158
- Series
- Mexican Americans
- Category
- Electronic books
- Pages
- 151
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Michael J. Schroeder
Description
How have Mexican immigrants reshaped the US? What is their history and culture? Why did they leave their homeland? Focusing on the human side of the story, this work probes these questions by tracing the lives of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people. Featuring photographs, it points the way to a journey into the Mexican-American experience.
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Other editions
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- 1989-01-01
- 364 pages
- Paperback
- Yale University Press
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