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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface : navigating bureaucratic imprecision in the search for an accurate count of Latino/a military service in World War II / Karl Eschbach and Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez -- Introduction : mapping Latina/o mobility, agency, and ideology in the World War II era / Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez and B.V. Olguin -- Ybor city goes to war : the evolution and transformation of a "Latin" community in Florida, 1886-1950 / Gary R. Mormino -- Pvt. Evelio Grillo and Sgt. Norberto Gonzalez : Afro-Latino experiences of war and segregation / Frank Andre Guridy -- Higher education, the GI Bill, and the postwar lives of Latino veterans and their families / Angelica Aguilar Rodriguez, Julian Vasquez Heilig, and Allison Prochnow -- Transnational Latino soldiering : military service and ethnic politics during World War II / Luis Alvarez -- "Intellectually he was courageous; in public action he was cautious and prudent" : a reassessment of Carlos E. Castaneda's wartime service / Marianne M. Bueno -- The Mexican voice goes to war : identities, issues, and ideas in World War II-era Mexican American journalism and youth activism / Felix F. Gutierrez -- "Capitan, a que huele la sangre?" : Mexicana/o Vaudeville and militarized citizenship during World War II / Peter C. Haney -- "Con dolor de corazon" : militarization and transracial recognition among Mexican Americans and Filipinos in the Bataan Death March / Jordan Beltran Gonzales -- Tejanas on the home front : women, bombs, and the (re)gendering of war in Mexican American World War II literature / Patricia Portales -- Interrogating the soldado razo : masculinity, soldiering, and ideology in Mexican American World War II memoir and theater / B.V. Olguin -- Seeking "America" : a Cuban journey through the United States and beyond during the World War II era / Gerald E. Poyo. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Hispanic American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Hispanic American soldiers -- History -- 20th century.
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Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Hispanic Americans -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie, author, editor of compilation.
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Olguin, B. V., 1965- author, editor of compilation.
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| Added Title |
Latinas and World War II |
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Latinos and World War II |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Latina/os and World War II : mobility, agency, and ideology. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014 xxiv, 304 pages 9780292756250 (DLC)10846030 |
| ISBN |
9780292756250 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780292758629 (electronic bk.) |
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