CHAPTER 2: NATIONALISMS AND ETHNICITIES IN CHICANO MIGRANT NARRATIVES.

Chapter 2 of the book "Rewriting North American Borders in Chicano & Chicana Narrative" is presented. It discusses works narratives of migrant writers like Tomas Rivera and Victor Villaseñor. Rivera explains the problems of continuous and circular migration, in his work "Tierra" as migrants seem to...

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Publicado en:Rewriting North American Borders in Chicano & Chicana Narrative pp. 109 - 197
Autor principal: Kaup, Monika
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Publicado: Peter Lang Group 2001
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Sumario:Chapter 2 of the book "Rewriting North American Borders in Chicano & Chicana Narrative" is presented. It discusses works narratives of migrant writers like Tomas Rivera and Victor Villaseñor. Rivera explains the problems of continuous and circular migration, in his work "Tierra" as migrants seem to have become tired of "leaving and arriving." Villaseñor describes the bracero program which is a U.S.-Mexico deal wherein illegal workers from Mexico are granted guest contracts to fill in the work shortage during the war.