Chicanas of 18th Street - Narratives of a Movement From Latino Chicago

Informationen zum Autor Leonard G. Ramirez is the past director of the Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Klappentext Overflowing with powerful testimonies of six female community activists who have lived and worked in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, "Chicanas of 18th Street" reveals the convictions and approaches of those organizing for social reform. In chronicling a pivotal moment in the history of community activism in Chicago, the women discuss how education, immigration, religion, identity, and acculturation affected the Chicano movement. "Chicanas of 18th Street" underscores the hierarchies of race, gender, and class while stressing the interplay of individual and collective values in the development of community reform. Highlighting the women's motivations, initiatives, and experiences in politics during the 1960s and 1970s, these rich personal accounts reveal the complexity of the Chicano movement, conflicts within the movement, and the importance of "teatro" and cultural expressions to the movement. Also detailed are vital interactions between members of the Chicano movement with leftist and nationalist community members and the influence of other activist groups such as African Americans and Marxists. Zusammenfassung Dynamic stories from Chicana Movement participants living in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago

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• Authors: Yenelli Flores, Yenielli Flores, Maria Gamboa, Isaura Gonzalez, Victoria Perez, Leonard G. Ramirez, Leonard G. Flores Ramirez, Leonard G. Gamboa Ramirez, Magda Ramirez-Castaneda, Cristina Vital
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.09.2011
• EAN: 9780252078125
• ISBN: 978-0-252-07812-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Latinos in Chicago and Midwest; Latinos in Chicago and Midwest
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas