{"product_id":"mexicana-roots-and-routes-listening-to-people-places-and-pasts-hardback-9780816555147","title":"MeXicana Roots and Routes; Listening to People, Places, and Pasts (Hardback) 9780816555147","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMeXicana Roots and Routes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eListening to People, Places, and Pasts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVanessa Fonseca-Chávez (Edited by), Anita Huízar-Hernández (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816555147\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, 9 b\u0026amp;w photos, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.557 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003emeXicana Roots and Routes\u003c\/i\u003e is a robust interdisciplinary collection of work that amplifies how Chicanx communities in the U.S. Southwest are deeply rooted in the political, social, cultural, and educational spaces of the region.\" — Monica De La Torre, author of \u003ci\u003eFeminista Frequencies \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \" The authors in this volume use their ears\u0026amp;mdash via ethnography, oral history, translation studies, and sound studies\u0026amp;mdash to follow the roots and routes of social movements, community building, and political ideals in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Follow their lead to understand meXicanidad. Listen.\" — Flannery Burke, author of \u003ci\u003eA Land Apart: The Southwest and the Nation in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003emeXicana Roots and Routes\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light lives, events, and voices that deserve our attention. From the recruitment of Latinas for the U.S. Benito Juá rez Squadron in World War II, to the early twentieth-century development of bilingual education in Arizona, to new and insightful analyses of Bracero Program participants and their families, the book details little-known oral histories and archival material to present a rich account of Mexican American lives along the border, with important emphasis on women and the working class. This book is an essential read for scholars of Mexican American studies and of the borderlands.\" — Erin Murrah-Mandril, author of\u003ci\u003e In the Mean Time: The Temporal Colonization of Mexican America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCommunity voices are often an underrepresented aspect of our historical and cultural knowledge of the U.S. Southwest. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this collection, established and emerging scholars draw upon their rootedness in the U.S. Southwest and U.S.-Mexico borderlands. The meXicana contributors use personal and scholarly inquiry to discuss what it means to cultivate spaces of belonging, navigate language policies, and explore and excavate silences in various spaces, among other important themes. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the recruitment of Latinas for the U.S. Benito Juá rez Squadron in World War II, to the early twentieth-century development of bilingual education in Arizona, to new and insightful analyses of Bracero Program participants and their families, the book details little-known oral histories and archival material to present a rich account of lives along the border with emphasis on women and the working class. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the inaugural publication of the \u003ci\u003eArizona Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e series, readers will find Arizona featured as a central node of borderlands roots and routes. Each section of the book intentionally centers Arizona within broader comparative and cross-state dialogues, alongside chapters that reflect regional concerns in other southwestern states, including Texas, California, Colorado, and New Mexico. Throughout, this volume highlights the ways in which personal experience, community building, and scholarly perspectives can provide a powerful space for community voices. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contributors \u003cbr\u003e Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez \u003cbr\u003e Lillian Gorman \u003cbr\u003e Gloria Holguí n Cuádraz \u003cbr\u003e Anita Huí zar-Hernández \u003cbr\u003e Christine Marin \u003cbr\u003e Valerie A. Martínez \u003cbr\u003e Alina R. Méndez \u003cbr\u003e Karen R. Roybal \u003cbr\u003e Yvette J. 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