El Cinco de Mayo

Description:

"Hughes-Bautista shows how the meaning of Cinco de Mayo has shifted over time: it embodied immigrant nostaligia in the 1930s, U.S. patriotism during World War II, Chicano power in the 1960s and 1970s, and commercial intentions in the 1980s and 1990s. Today it continues to reflect the aspirations of a community that is engaged, empowered, and expanding"--P. [4] of cover.

subjects: Ethnic identity,  Press coverage,  Social aspects,  History,  Cinco de Mayo, Battle of, Puebla, Mexico, 1862-,  Hispanic Americans,  Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday),  Cinco de Mayo, Battle of, Puebla, Mexico, 1862,  Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865,  California, history,  Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862-,  Puebla, battle of, puebla de zaragoza, mexico, 1862--press coverage,  Puebla, battle of, puebla de zaragoza, mexico, 1862--press coverage--united states,  Hispanic americans--history,  Hispanic americans--california--history--19th century,  Hispanic americans--ethnic identity,  Hispanic americans--california--ethnic identity,  Cinco de mayo (mexican holiday)--social aspects,  Cinco de mayo (mexican holiday)--social aspects--united states,  Puebla, battle of, puebla de zaragoza, mexico, 1862--social aspects,  Puebla, battle of, puebla de zaragoza, mexico, 1862--social aspects--united states,  History--social aspects,  F870.s75 h384 2012,  394.262

Places: United States,  California

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865,  19th century