Table of Contents

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