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Vietnam Veteranos: Chicanos Recall the War

Autor Lea Ybarra Introducere de Edward James Olmos
en Limba Engleză Paperback – apr 2004
One of the most decorated groups that served in the Vietnam War, Chicanos fought and died in numbers well out of proportion to their percentage of the United States' population. Yet despite this, their wartime experiences have never received much attention in either popular media or scholarly studies. To spotlight and preserve some of their stories, this book presents substantial interviews with Chicano Vietnam veterans and their families that explore the men's experiences in combat, the war's effects on the Chicano community, and the veterans' postwar lives.
Lea Ybarra groups the interviews topically to bring out different aspects of the Chicano vets' experiences. In addition to discussing their involvement in and views on the Vietnam War, the veterans also reflect on their place in American society, American foreign policy, and the value of war. Veterans from several states and different socioeconomic classes give the book a broad-based perspective, which Ybarra frames with sociological material on the war and its impact on Chicanos.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780292702448
ISBN-10: 0292702442
Pagini: 262
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press

Notă biografică

Lea Ybarra is Executive Director of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University and coeditor, with Edward James Olmos and Manuel Monterrey, of Americanos: Latino Life in the United States.

Cuprins

  • Foreword by Edward James Olmos
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. The Vietnam War and the Mexican American Community
    • 1. Introduction
  • Part II. Veterans Recall the War
    • 2. Idealism, Patriotism, and Politics
      • Gilberto
      • Tanis
      • Alejandro
      • Charley
      • Leonel
      • Tony
      • Raúl
      • Antonio
      • Guillen
      • John
    • 3. A Matter of Conscience
      • Obed
      • Ricardo
      • Frank
    • 4. Psychological and Medical Issues in the Aftermath of Vietnam
      • Ray
      • Lupe
      • David
      • Joe
      • Daniel
    • 5. The Impact of War on Family
      • Francisco
      • Marcello
      • Robert
      • Jay
      • Connie
      • Frank and Socorro
  • Part III. Overview of Issues Discussed by the Veterans
    • 6. The Impact of Differing Levels of Political and Cultural Awareness
    • 7. Psychological and Medical Problems
    • 8. What Did It All Mean?
    • 9. The Darkness of War
  • Notes

Descriere

To spotlight and preserve some of their stories, this book presents substantial interviews with Chicano Vietnam veterans and their families that explore the men’s experiences in combat, the war’s effects on the Chicano community, and the veterans’ postwar