How Did You Get To Be Mexican

by Kevin Johnson

Overview

This compelling account of racial identity takes a close look at the question "Who is a Latino?" and determines where persons of mixed Latino-Anglo heritage fit into the racial dynamics of the United States. The son of a Mexican American mother and an Anglo father, Kevin Johnson has spent his life in the borderlands between racial identities. In this insightful book, he uses his experiences as a mixed Latino-Anglo to examine issues of diversity, assimilation, race relations, and affirmative action in contemporary America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592138180
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	06/21/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Kevin R. Johnson is Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis. He is author of a number of law review articles on civil procedure, civil rights, race relations, immigration law, and refugee law.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Preface

1    Introduction

2    A "Latino" Law Student? Law 4 Sale at Harvard Law School

3    My Mother: One Assimilation Story

4    My Father: Planting the Seeds of a Racial Consciousness

5    Growing Up White?

6    College: Beginning to Recognize Racial Complexities A Family Gallery

7    A Corporate Lawyer: Happily Avoiding the Issue

8    A Latino Law Professor

9    My Family / My Familia

10  Lessons for Latino Assimilation

11  What Does It All Mean for Race Relations in the United States?

Notes

Bibliography

Index