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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Guevarra’s fresh, exciting, and provocative analysis provides an extraordinary account of what it means to be a multiethnic American…a remarkable feat!" -- Rick Bonus * author of Locating Filipino Americans *
"With a love for the archives and family stories, labor historian Rudy Guevarra provides a wonderfully rich, layered history of a vibrant multiethnic community in southern Califorinia." -- Vicki L. Ruiz * author of From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America *
"An original and detailed account of the intimate, complex relationship between Mexicans and Filipinos in San Diego from 1903 to 1965,
Becoming Mexipino is comparative ethnic studies at its best." -- Yen Le Espiritu * University of California, San Diego *
"[A] fine book. One of the best histories of the San Diego region and a key title in Filipino American history. It advances the field of Chicana/o studies. Recommended."
* Choice *
"Rudy Guevarra's personal passion in celebrating and maintaining Mexipino identity into the twenty-first century make
Becoming Mexipino an engaging read."
* Southern California Quarterly *
"Guevarra, a fourth-generation Mexipino from San Diego, makes major contributions to scholarship on the history of immigration to California and the history of San Diego as he tells the forgotten story of ethnic mixing of thousands of Filipinos and Mexicans."
* Journal of American History *
"Thoroughly researched and engagingly written,
Becoming Mexipino contributes significantly to our understanding of identity and community formation by those whose color and culture drew them together across ethnic boundaries."
* Journal of American Ethnic History *
"Guevarra’s fresh, exciting, and provocative analysis provides an extraordinary account of what it means to be a multiethnic American…a remarkable feat!" -- Rick Bonus * author of Locating Filipino Americans *
"With a love for the archives and family stories, labor historian Rudy Guevarra provides a wonderfully rich, layered history of a vibrant multiethnic community in southern Califorinia." -- Vicki L. Ruiz * author of From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America *
"An original and detailed account of the intimate, complex relationship between Mexicans and Filipinos in San Diego from 1903 to 1965,
Becoming Mexipino is comparative ethnic studies at its best." -- Yen Le Espiritu * University of California, San Diego *
"[A] fine book. One of the best histories of the San Diego region and a key title in Filipino American history. It advances the field of Chicana/o studies. Recommended."
* Choice *
"Rudy Guevarra's personal passion in celebrating and maintaining Mexipino identity into the twenty-first century make
Becoming Mexipino an engaging read."
* Southern California Quarterly *
"Guevarra, a fourth-generation Mexipino from San Diego, makes major contributions to scholarship on the history of immigration to California and the history of San Diego as he tells the forgotten story of ethnic mixing of thousands of Filipinos and Mexicans."
* Journal of American History *
"Thoroughly researched and engagingly written,
Becoming Mexipino contributes significantly to our understanding of identity and community formation by those whose color and culture drew them together across ethnic boundaries."
* Journal of American Ethnic History *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Immigration to a Rising Metropolis
2. The Devil Comes to San Diego: Race and Spatial Politics
3. Survival and Belonging: Civil Rights, Social Organizations, and Youth Cultures
4. Race and Labor Activism in San Diego
5. Filipino-Mexican Couples and the Forging of a Mexipino Identity
Epilogue
Notes
Index
