Narratives of Mexican American Women

Emergent Identities of the Second Generation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

AvAlma M. García,Alma M. Garcia

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Alma Garc'a offers a bold new interpretation of identity formation for second generation immigrants in America. The narratives of Mexican American women in higher education reveal their journeys of self-discovery, a process filled with tensions, contradictions, and ambiguities. Garc'a captures the spirit of their struggles to understand their sense of self, culture, and society. Her qualitative analyses reveal the emergent processes by which these women negotiate ethnic, gender, and class identities with their Mexican immigrant parents and with their university communities. Garc'a integrates a wide range of theoretical frameworks to study educational life experiences. Her findings offer significant insight into the processes of cultural continuity and change and the potential for upward mobility for immigrants. Garc'a proposes new university policies and curriculum changes to improve the situation for second-generation students. She calls for the reform of higher education in the United States, to open its doors more widely to Mexican American students and other underrepresented groups, to make the educational system truly reflective of the ethnic diversity that has always formed the core of American society. Garc'a's new book is a valuable contribution to Mexican American studies, ethnic studies, women's studies, comparative education, and sociology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-11-05
Mått161 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt526 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagAltaMira Press
ISBN9780759101814

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Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Chapter 1: Narratives of Second Generation Mexican American WomenChapter 3 Chapter 2: (Re)Creating MexicoChapter 4 Chapter 3: Palimpsests of IdentitiesChapter 5 Chapter 4: Confronting and Contesting Patriarchal ConstraintsChapter 6 Chapter 5: Emergent Identities in a University SettingChapter 7 Chapter 6: Stories of the Second Generation: An OverviewChapter 8 NotesChapter 9 ReferencesChapter 10 IndexChapter 11 About the Author

After the 1965 Immigration Act eased restrictions on immigration, and as the children of post-1965 immigrants are coming of age, research on the 'new second generation' is gaining increasing momentum. Alma Garcia's exciting exegesis, Narratives of Mexican American Women: Emergent Identities of the Second Generation, is an important addition to this growing literature. Through the voices of women college students, Garcia examines the emergence and development of ethnic identity among second-generation Mexican American women. Bridging social constructionist and postmodernist frameworks, Garcia shows how these women construct and negotiate ethnic boundaries, identities, and cultures between and within the spaces of their immigrant homes, the educational environments, and the larger society. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, instructors, and students in the fields of immigration, ethnic identity, women's studies, and Mexican Americans.