M exican A mericans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23760698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arlett Lomeli (Texas A&M University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118663202.wberen658 |
| OpenAlex | W4251294445 |
| ISBN | 9781118663202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
“Mexican American” is a complex, historically changing term. Its complexity derives from a history of social construction through political periods, legal decisions, and cultural understandings of race and ethnicity within the United States. Mexican Americans became established in the United States at the end of the Mexican American War, after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. As the identity of the United States developed, with the expansion of its borders new questions of inclusion, rights, and citizenship forced the government to define its own racial project and, as a result, that of others—including Mexican Americans. This racial project continues today and is altered, reinforced, and transformed by the political, legal, and cultural forces of the time.
Citizenship · Ethnic group · Government (linguistics) · Identity (music) · Immigration · Inclusion (mineral) · Mexican americans · Mexican State · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Race (biology) · Sociology · Treaty · Gender Studies · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |