Vietnam Veteranos: Chicanos Recall the War - Hardcover

Ybarra, Lea

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0292702256 ISBN 13: 9780292702257

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 2004

Synopsis

One of the most decorated groups that served in the Vietnam War, Chicanos fought and died in numbers well out of proportion to their percentage of the United States' population. Yet despite this, their wartime experiences have never received much attention in either popular media or scholarly studies. To spotlight and preserve some of their stories, this book presents substantial interviews with Chicano Vietnam veterans and their families that explore the men's experiences in combat, the war's effects on the Chicano community, and the veterans' postwar lives. Lea Ybarra groups the interviews topically to bring out different aspects of the Chicano vets' experiences. In addition to discussing their involvement in and views on the Vietnam War, the veterans also reflect on their place in American society, American foreign policy, and the value of war. Veterans from several states and different socioeconomic classes give the book a broad-based perspective, which Ybarra frames with sociological material on the war and its impact on Chicanos.

About this title

Review:

"Within the pages of this book, we truly get a candid look at war, patriotism, fear, and love... My culture will benefit immensely from these strong and compelling stories, but my hope is that all cultures of this incredible society we call America will read the oral histories of Chicano Vietnam veterans and their families and learn." Edward James Olmos, from the Foreword

About the Author:

LEA YBARRA is Executive Director of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University and coeditor, with Edward James Olmos and Manuel Monterrey, of Americanos: Latino Life in the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0292702256
• ISBN 13: 9780292702257
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 262