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As increasing global economic disparities, violence, and climate change provoke a rising tide of forced migration, many countries and local communities are responding by building walls—literal and metaphorical—between citizens and newcomers. Up Against the Wall: Re-imagining the U.S.-Mexico Border examines the temptation to construct such walls through a penetrating analysis of the U.S. wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as investigating the walling out of Mexicans in local communities. Calling into question the building of a wall against a friendly neighboring nation, Up Against the Wall offers an analysis of the differences between borders and boundaries. This analysis opens the way to envisioning alternatives to the stark and policed divisions that are imposed by walls of all kinds. Tracing the consequences of imperialism and colonization as citizens grapple with new migrant neighbors, the book paints compelling examples from key locales affected by the wall—Nogales, Arizona vs. Nogales, Sonora; Tijuana/San Diego; and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. An extended case study of Santa Barbara describes the creation of an internal colony in the aftermath of the U.S. conquest of Mexican land, a history that is relevant to many U.S. cities and towns.Ranging from human rights issues in the wake of massive global migration to the role of national restorative shame in the United States for the treatment of Mexicans since 1848, the authors delve into the broad repercussions of the unjust and often tragic consequences of excluding others through walled structures along with the withholding of citizenship and full societal inclusion. Through the lens of a detailed examination of forced migration from Mexico to the United States, this transdisciplinary text, drawing on philosophy, psychology, and political theory, opens up multiple insights into how nations and communities can coexist with more justice and more compassion.

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Product Description: Examines the culture, accomplishments, and contributions of Mexican Americans.Title: Mexican AmericansAuthor: Depietro, FrankPublisher: Mason CrestPublication Date: 2012/09/01Number of Pages: 64Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012010682

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Product Description: The second edition of the Chicano Studies Reader brings this best-selling anthology up to date with a new section, "Continuing to Push Boundaries." Five additional essays address current issues, including cross-disciplinary studies, investigations of mass media and public culture, and explorations of the intersection of race, sexuality, and citizenship...read more

Provides information on the history of Mexico and on the customs, language, religion, and experiences of Mexican Americans.

Product Description: As a Chicana, educator, poet, mother, lecturer, and native of El Paso, Texas, Pat Mora is a denizen of nepantla--a Nahuatl word meaning "land in the middle." In her first collection of essays this award-winning writer negotiates the middle land's many terrains by exploring the personal issues and political responsibilities she faces as a woman of color in the United States...read more

Product Description: "Chicano Studies" is an anthology that will begin your journey of introduction into the field of Chicano Studies as an academic discipline that for the last thirty years has sought to tell the story of Chicanos in the United States...read more

Discusses the history, people, and culture of Mexico, and describes why, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, Mexico is in the top ten countries of origin for the newest immigrants to America.

An overview of the history and daily lives of Mexican people who immigrated to the United States.

A Mexican-American child talks about aspects of his Mexican heritage, including language, foods, and customs.

Introduces the customs, heritage, and traditions of Mexican Americans. (view table of contents)

Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Mexicans, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America

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Six teenagers tell about their experiences in immigrating to the United States for the opportunities which elude them in Mexico because of its political and economic instability

'Collection of 11 essays dealing with both the historical and contemporary aspects of Mexican emigration to the United States. Work is divided into three parts: 'Historical Antecedents,' 'Political and Cultural Contestation,' and 'Contemporary Perspectives.' Good introduction for each entry'--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/ (view table of contents)

Looks at one of the largest groups of immigrants to the United States, examining their culture, history, and religion

Traces the history of Mexican people in the United States, discussing the impact of Mexican history and the changing border, suggesting reasons why people emigrated from Mexico, and describing their problems in a new society and their contributions to the culture of the United States

A discussion of the economic differences between Mexico and the United States and how they have led to an increase in Mexican immigration spotlights the problems faced by those who cross the border in search of a better life.