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Bejarano, Cynthia L., 1973-

Qué onda? : urban youth culture and border identity / Cynthia L. Bejarano. - Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2005. - xix, 235 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index.

Buscando la identidad : looking for identity and what it means to be Mexicana/o and Chicana/o -- Stepping stones : revisiting research on immigrant youth and native minorities -- Youths of Mexican descent : falling between the cracks, falling into the frontera abyss -- Escuchando las voces de la juventud = Listening to youths' voices -- Latina/o youth cultures : the crossroads and collisions of colors, customs and style -- Serpent tongues, social hierarchies, and national citizenship : the splitting of border languages and culture between Latina/o youths -- Discussion and conclusion : negotiating the middle spaces of Mexicanness and other possibilities.

ISBN: 0816522979 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780816522972 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005015754

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity.--Southwest, New
Mexicans--Ethnic identity.--Southwest, New
Urban youth--Social conditions.--Southwest, New
High school students--Social conditions.--Southwest, New
Mexican Americans--Social conditions.--Southwest, New
Mexicans--Social conditions.--Southwest, New
Ethnicity--Southwest, New.
Ethnicity--Mexican-American Border Region.
Mexicanos americanos--Condiciones sociales
Bildung.
Grenzgebiet.
Student.
Rassenbeziehung.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Southwest, New--Ethnic relations.
Mexican-American Border Region--Ethnic relations.
Hispanos.
USA / Sèudweststaaten.

LC Class. No.: 002 F 790 / B423q 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 305.868/72079