Generations of Exclusion: Mexican-Americans, Assimilation, and Race

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GENERATIONS OF EXCLUSION GENERATIONS OF EXCLUSION MEXICAN AMERICANS, ASSIMILATION, AND RACE EDWARD E. TELLES AND VILMA ORTIZ Russell Sage Foundation • New York Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation, one of the oldest of America’s general purpose foundations, was established in 1907 by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The Foundation seeks to fulfill this mandate by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge about the country’s political, social, and economic problems. While the Foundation endeavors to assure the accuracy and objectivity of each book it publishes, the conclusions and interpretations in Russell Sage Foundation publications are those of the authors and not of the Foundation, its Trustees, or its staff. Publication by Russell Sage, therefore, does not imply Foundation endorsement. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Thomas D. Cook, Chair Kenneth D. Brody Kathleen Hall Jamieson Nancy Rosenblum W. Bowman Cutter, III Melvin J. Konner Richard H. Thaler Christopher Edley Jr. Alan B. Krueger Eric Wanner John A. Ferejohn Cora B. Marrett Mary C. Waters Larry V. Hedges Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Telles, Edward Eric, 1956Generations of exclusion : Mexican Americans, assimilation, and race / Edward E. Telles, Vilma Ortiz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-87154-848-8 (cloth) ISBN 0-87154-849-8 (paperback) 1. Mexican Americans—Ethnic identity. 2. Mexican Americans—Cultural assimilation. 3. Mexican Americans—Interviews. 4. Mexican Americans— Longitudinal studies. 5. Social surveys—United States. 6. Intergenerational relations—United States. 7. United States—Race relations. 8. United States—Ethnic relations. I. Ortiz, Vilma, 1954- II. Title. E184.M5T45 2007 305.8968'72073—dc22 2007027804 Copyright © 2008 by Russell Sage Foundation. First papercover edition 2009. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Reproduction by the United States Government in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992. Text design by Suzanne Nichols. RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION 112 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10021 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 To the memories of: Raymond L. Telles and Beatriz Ochoa Telles E.T. Antonio Serrata V.O. ...