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Western historical quarterly a sharp, wellwritten history. Carefully researched and gracefully written, her work brings to light the significant contributions of historical actors rarely mentionedif everas she skillfully weaves their individual stories together as part of a larger whole. Guerra no chicano protest and patriotism during the vietnam war era, 2005, 297 pages, lorena oropeza, 0520937996, 9780520937994, university of. The chicano movement was a movement within the civil rights movement. Chicano protest and patriotism during the viet nam war era lorena oropeza on. Jun 03, 2006 lorena oropeza has authored an important study of chicano protest during the vietnam war. 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. On a deeper level, the book considers larger themes of american. Guerra no chicano protest and patriotism during the. Chicano protest and patriotism during the viet nam war era. Lorena oropeza 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.

In order to contextualize mexican american opposition to the war and its larger place within chicano history, oropeza begins her study by examining that communitys views towards u. Zlibrary is one of the largest online libraries in the world that contains over 4,960,000 books and 77,100,000 articles. This movement is studied less than the african american civil rights movement because it was a fight that was overlooked. To be better and more loyal citizens a tradition of mexican american activism univ. Jul 01, 2006 broken into five chapters and an epilogue. 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 oropezas exploration of the evolution, political trajectory, and. Chicano protest and patriotism during the viet nam era.