{"product_id":"chicano-folklore-a-guide-to-the-folktales-traditions-rituals-and-religious-practices-of-mexican-americans-paperback","title":"Chicano Folklore: A Guide to the Folktales, Traditions, Rituals and Religious Practices of Mexican Americans - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRafaela G. Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know that \u003cem\u003ebarrio\u003c\/em\u003e is a term for a Chicano neighborhood, and that some of the oldest barrios can be found in major U.S. cities, like Los Angeles, Chicago, El Paso, and San Antonio? Or that \u003cem\u003emenudo\u003c\/em\u003e is actually a soup-type dish made with tripe, the stomach lining of a cow, and typically\u003cbr\u003eeaten early in the morning after big holiday celebrations to cure a hangover?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eChicano Folklore\u003c\/em\u003e is replete with such interesting and often surprising facts about Mexican American culture. Even before the United States-Mexican War in 1848, when 80,000 Spanish-Mexican-Indian people suddenly became inhabitants of the United States, people of Spanish and Mexican descent had a\u003cbr\u003erich and unique culture in what is now the American southwest. Understanding Chicano folklore, or the customs, rituals, and traditional cultural forms that Mexican Americans share, is extremely significant to comprehending the Chicano experience. \u003cem\u003eChicano Folklore\u003c\/em\u003e is the first reference book to focus\u003cbr\u003ewholly on this subject. From \u003cem\u003eburrito\u003c\/em\u003e (literally little burro or little donkey) to \u003cem\u003ezoot suit\u003c\/em\u003e (a style of suit worn by Mexican Americans, African Americans, and Filipino Americans during the 1930s and 1940s), the dictionary's more than 225 in-depth passages thoroughly explain the meaning and\u003cbr\u003ebackground of each cultural term. We learn about the music, religious practices, food, and key historical and mythical figures that make Chicano folklore so vibrant.\u003cbr\u003e The detailed, immensely informative passages of \u003cem\u003eChicano Folklore\u003c\/em\u003e will entertain and educate anyone interested in understanding Chicano culture and the colorful impact it has had on America as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRafaela G. Castro\u003c\/strong\u003e has lectured in Chicano Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and at California State University, Hayward. She has worked in the libraries of the University of Oregon and Contra Costa College. Currently she is a librarian in the Humanities\/Social Sciences department of Shields Library at the University of California, Davis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.1 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44308660682854,"sku":"9780195146394","price":37.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/a3FCRElTS2NwNTJhcVUwNFYyazZQdz09.webp?v=1767797724","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/chicano-folklore-a-guide-to-the-folktales-traditions-rituals-and-religious-practices-of-mexican-americans-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}