Mexican Americans Across Generations: Immigrant Families, Racial Realities

Contents

| vii Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1 Introduction 1 Part I 2 Thinned Attachment: Heritage Is Slipping through our Fingers 33 3 Cultural Maintenance: A Pot of Beans on the Stove 64 4 Tortillas in the Shape of the United States: 91 Marriage and the Families We Choose Part II 5 Whiter Is Better: Discrimination in Everyday Life 127 6 Fit to Be Good Cooks and Good Mechanics: 163 Racialization in Schools 7 As Much Hamburger as Taco: 194 Third-Generation Mexican Americans 8 Conclusion: Racialization despite Assimilation 229 Methodological Appendix: 245 A Note on Sociological Reflexivity and “Situated Interviews” Appendix A: Respondent Demographic Information (Pseudonyms) 257 Notes 261 Bibliography 269 Index 283 About the Author 301 ...