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The Vietnam War And Its Detrimental Effects On Chicanos, Juan Carlos Trejo 
Kennesaw State University
The Vietnam War And Its Detrimental Effects On Chicanos, Juan Carlos Trejo
Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the possibility that the Vietnam War could have been a stepping stone in the socio-economic ladder for Mexican-Americans; and why many Chicanos did indeed see the war as an opportunity for social mobility. In addition, I will discuss how in reality the war did not bring advancement to the Chicano veteran. The idea that the Vietnam War could have been a way for Chicanos to become upwardly mobile is connected to the idea that World War II created some positive outcomes for African-Americans as well as other minorities including White minorities who ...
Chicana Aesthetics: A View Of Unconcealed Alterities And Affirmations Of Chicana Identity Through Laura Aguilar’S Photographic Images, Daniel Perez 
Claremont Colleges
Chicana Aesthetics: A View Of Unconcealed Alterities And Affirmations Of Chicana Identity Through Laura Aguilar’S Photographic Images, Daniel Perez
LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University
In this paper I will argue that Chicana feminist artist Laura Aguilar, Alma Lopez, Laura Molina, and Yreina D. Cervantez established a continuing counter-narrative of cultural hegemony and Western essentialized hegemonic identification. Through artistic expression they have developed an oppositional discourse that challenges racial stereotypes, discrimination, socio-economic inequalities, political representation, sexuality, femininity, and hegemonic discourse. I will present a complex critique of both art and culture through an inquiry of the production and evaluation of the Chicana feminist artist, their role as the artist, and their contributions to unfixing the traditional and marginalized feminine. I argue that third wave Chicana ...
Arizona’S Senate Bill 1070: A Case Study On State-Sponsored Immigration Policy, Ryan Murphy 
University of San Francisco
Arizona’S Senate Bill 1070: A Case Study On State-Sponsored Immigration Policy, Ryan Murphy
Master Theses
This study assesses the origins of Arizona’s state-sponsored immigration policy. It attempts to identify the social dynamics within Arizona that contributed to the overwhelming public support for SB 1070. Since it has been two years after the law was passed, this analysis determines what impact the law has had thus far within the state. Finally, it postulates the future of Arizona’s immigration policy.
Mi Raíz (My Root), Christian M. Sandoval 
University of Iowa
Mi Raíz (My Root), Christian M. Sandoval
Poroi
This poem demonstrates the importance of the Latino/Latina vote in this election year. The reader will be able to find that the Latino experience described in the poem resonates with many other Latino/Latina experiences within our families, communities and society.
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The Canonical Debate: Implementing Multicultural Literature And Perspectives
Arizona’S Senate Bill 1070: A Case Study On State-Sponsored Immigration Policy, Ryan Murphy
Chicana Photography: The Power Of Place, Ann Marie Leimer
The Meaning Of The Browning Of America, Miren Uriarte
Constructing Mestiza Consciousness: Gloria Anzaldúa’S Literary Techniques In Borderlands/La Frontera—The New Mestiza, Tereza Kynclová
Before We Were Chicanas/Os: The Mexican American Experience In California Higher Education, 1848-1945, Christopher Tudico
Re-Imagining Collectivities: The Mexican Japanese During World War Ii, Selfa Chew
Latinas In The Kitchen: The Rhetoric Of Food And Desire, Elizabeth Kessler
Exploring Gloria Anzaldúa’S Methodology In Borderlands/La Frontera—The New Mestiza, Jorge Capetillo-Ponce
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