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A must-read for every student of Mexican American history. -- Aztlan A very interesting, complex, and worthy contribution to the study of the evolution of 'intercultural relations, ' particularly Mexican American-Euroamerican interactions. The study illuminates significant cultural activities that fill gaps in our understanding of southern California and its ethnically diverse population. . . . [Garcia] has established himself as an important voice in the discourse on the social, cultural, and political dynamics of southern California. -- Labor History An elaborate and sophisticated study. . . . Adds impressively to the expanding historiography on the Mexican-American experience. . . . A valuable work that goes beyond the usual study of immigrant communities through their creation of churches, media, mutual aid societies, and other institutions. -- Journal of American Ethnic History Complements the growing body of work on regional history and Chicano cultural formations in Southern California. -- Ethnic and Racial Studies With a keen eye for factors like gender and space, this ethnographically rich study not only exposes the machinations of the region's power elite, but it consistently, respectfully foregrounds 'everyday' people. . . . Garcia's meticulously researched, carefully worded book will not only become a welcome addition to undergraduate courses in California and Chicano history, but will enliven academic debates over power relations and inter-cultural contact in the Golden State. -- Southern California Quarterly

"""A must-read for every student of Mexican American history.""--""Aztlan"" ""A very interesting, complex, and worthy contribution to the study of the evolution of 'intercultural relations, ' particularly Mexican American-Euroamerican interactions. The study illuminates significant cultural activities that fill gaps in our understanding of southern California and its ethnically diverse population. . . . [Garcia] has established himself as an important voice in the discourse on the social, cultural, and political dynamics of southern California.""--""Labor History"" ""An elaborate and sophisticated study. . . . Adds impressively to the expanding historiography on the Mexican-American experience. . . . A valuable work that goes beyond the usual study of immigrant communities through their creation of churches, media, mutual aid societies, and other institutions.""--""Journal of American Ethnic History"" ""Complements the growing body of work on regional history and Chicano cultural formations in Southern California.""--""Ethnic and Racial Studies"" ""With a keen eye for factors like gender and space, this ethnographically rich study not only exposes the machinations of the region's power elite, but it consistently, respectfully foregrounds 'everyday' people. . . . Garcia's meticulously researched, carefully worded book will not only become a welcome addition to undergraduate courses in California and Chicano history, but will enliven academic debates over power relations and inter-cultural contact in the Golden State.""--""Southern California Quarterly"""

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