We wish to thank the following persons and institutions for their help in the writing of this book:
Juan Garcia and Kenneth Barber researched and drafted the preliminary versions of the chapters on Mexican-American organizations.
The students in a seminar on The Chicano Movement read and criticized the total manuscript.
Dr. Cordelia Candelaria, Professor of English at Stanford University, wrote the chapter on literature and the arts, "A Rich Tradition Continues."
Prof. Alberto Pulido of Arizona State University wrote the new chapter on Mexican American religion.
Irene Hinojosa typed innumerable versions of the manuscript.
Mr. Raul Ruiz gave us permission to use the article on Rueben Salazar from La Raza Magazine.
Stanford University Libraries and the Libraries of the University of California at Berkley gave access to resources which made much of the historical research possible.
Multi-Media Productions, Inc., Palo Alto, California, provided access to photographic files accumulated in the production of audio-visual materials in Mexican American history.
The editors at the University of Notre Dame Press, in particular John Ehmann and Ann Rice, were most helpful throughout the preparation of the book.
We alone are responsible for the flaws in the final product.
Julian Samora Patricia Vandel Simon
Mexican American-an American of Mexican descent.
Mexicano - strictly speaking a Mexican; it is also often used for a Mexican American.
Chicano - a Spanish-speaking person of the southwestern United States; this term is derived from Mexicano and stresses historical and cultural ties with Mexico ethnic nationalism and activism.
Hispano - a Spanish-speaking person; in the Southwest it often refers to the descendant of the 17th- and 18th-century colonizers.
Latino - a person of Latin-American ancestry in general, including Mexicanos and Chicanos, among others.
Mexicano, Chicano, Hispano, Mexican American, Spanish American, and Latino are often used interchangeably in the Southwest.
La Raza - all Spanish-speaking people of the New World collectively, with overtones of a common spirit and destiny.
Anglo - an American of Anglo-Saxon ancestry; a non-Mexican American.
Gringo - a derogatory term for whites or Anglos.
Rinche - a derogatory term for a Texas Ranger.
Migra - a derogatory term for officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, generally members of the Border Patrol
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