{"product_id":"latina-os-and-world-war-ii-mobility-agency-and-ideology","title":"Latina\/os and World War II: Mobility, Agency, and Ideology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study of Latina\/o experiences in World War II over a wide spectrum of identities and ancestries-from Cuban American, Spanish American, and Mexican American segments to the under-studied Afro-Latino experience-\u003ci\u003eLatina\/os and World War II\u003c\/i\u003e probes the controversial aspects of Latina\/o soldiering and citizenship in the war, the repercussions of which defined the West during the twentieth century. The editors also offer a revised, more accurate tabulation of the number of Latina\/os who served in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpanning imaginative productions, such as vaudeville and the masculinity of the \u003ci\u003esoldado razo\u003c\/i\u003e theatrical performances; military segregation and the postwar lives of veterans; Tejanas on the homefront; journalism and youth activism; and other underreported aspects of the wartime experience, the essays collected in this volume showcase rarely seen recollections. Whether living in Florida in a transformed community or deployed far from home (including Mexican Americans who were forced to endure the Bataan Death March), the men and women depicted in this collection yield a multidisciplinary, metacritical inquiry. The result is a study that challenges celebratory accounts and deepens the level of scholarly inquiry into the realm of ideological mobility for a unique cultural crossroads. Taking this complex history beyond the realm of war narratives, \u003ci\u003eLatina\/os and World War II\u003c\/i\u003e situates these chapters within the broader themes of identity and social change that continue to reverberate in postcolonial lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaggie Rivas-Rodriguez is Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and the founder and director of the U.S. Latino \u0026amp; Latina World War II Oral History Project (now Voces Oral History Project). Her previous books include, most recently, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Latino WWII Hero: The Social and Political Legacy of a Generation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB. V. Olguín is Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio. A poet, translator, and literary critic, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eLa Pinta: Chicana\/o Prisoner Literature, Culture, and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415683928338,"sku":"9781477307625","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9360a24e-d917-483a-9a51-efe3e56db6ad.jpg?v=1729409468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/latina-os-and-world-war-ii-mobility-agency-and-ideology","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}