The Cultural Hybridity of Mexican Americans

Spis treści:

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE
The theory of hybridity in the context of U.S. Hispanics
1.1 Terminology
1.2 Defining U.S. Latinidad

CHAPTER TWO
Mexican migrants in the USA
2.1 Mexican migration to the USA
2.2 Coyotes
2.3 Hispanics and the 2010 Census
2.4 ‘Hispanic identity’ question on the census form
2.5 Demographic profile of Mexican Americans
2.6 Recent reports

CHAPTER THREE
Geographical distribution
3.1 Major Latino subcultures
3.2 Distribution patterns
3.3 Geographical distribution according to the U.S. Census Bureau
3.4 Ethnic enclaves

CHAPTER FOUR
Spanglish
4.1 Defining Spanglish
4.2 Regional varieties
4.2.1 Tex-Mex
4.2.2 Nuyorican
4.2.3 Cubonics
4.3 Criticism of Spanglish
4.4 The trends toward using Spanglish

CHAPTER FIVE
Mexican influence on American regional cuisine
5.1 In Mexico
5.2 In the USA
5.3 Tex-Mex
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5.4 New-Mex, Cal-Mex, and other regional cuisines
5.5 Restaurants
5.6 Hybridization
5.7 Traditional vs Tex-Mex

CHAPTER SIX
Music
6.1 Tejano
6.1.1 Selena Quintanilla-Perez
6.2 Corridos
6.2.1 Narcocorridos
6.2.2 Migra corridos
6.3 Mariachi
6.3.1 From Mexico to the USA
6.3.2 Female mariachis
6.3.3 Mariachi instruction

CHAPTER SEVEN
Celebrations
7.1 Quinceañera
7.2 Cinco de Mayo
7.3 Mexican Independence Day

CHAPTER EIGHT
Religious Festivals
8.1 The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
8.2 Las Posadas
8.3 Day of the Dead / El Dia de los Muertos
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Streszczenie