Chicano Power - Testimonios of the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles

Provides a look inside the Chicano civil rights struggle of the 1960s and 1970s as it unfolded in Los Angeles. Based on interviews conducted with three key activists over time, this title illuminates the lives of Raul Ruiz, Maria Elena Gaitan, and Rosalio Munoz - their family histories and widely divergent backgrounds.

List of contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Raul Ruiz Part Two: Maria Elena Gaitan Part Three: Rosalio Munoz Epilogue Notes Index

About the author

Mario T. Garcia is Professor of Chicano Studies and History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. he is the author of many books, including The Gospel of Cesar Chavez, Mexican Americans, A Dolores Huerta Reader, Desert Immigrants, and Memories of Chicano History (UC Press).

Product details

• Authors: Mario T Garcia, Mario T. García, Garcia Mario T.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2012
• EAN: 9780520270404
• ISBN: 978-0-520-27040-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Ethnic Studies, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, California, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History of the Americas, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Civil rights & citizenship, c 1970 to c 1980, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Civics and citizenship