North from Mexico: The Spanish-Speaking People of the United States

Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction to the Third Edition by Alma M. García; Introduction; 1 In Spanish Saddlebags; 1. The Spanish Prologue; 2. Footnote to the Prologue; 3. The Play-in-Prose; 4. The Climate of Spain; 2 The Fantasy Heritage; 1. The Man on the White Horse; 2. The Birth of a Legend; 3. De Anza Doesn't Live Here Any More; 3 The Fan of Settlement; 1. "Sunshine, Silence, and Adobe"; 2. The Forgotten Link; 3. Lands of the Spanish-Speaking; 4. Mexico Is Not Europe; 5. The Border of the Borderlands.;This classic survey of Chicano history provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. Now fully updated to cover the period from 1990 to the present, it explores all aspects of Chicano/a experiences in the United States, including employment, family, immigration policy, language issues, and other cultural, political, and social issues.