Blea (former chairperson of the Chicano Studies Department, California State U.- Los Angeles) offers a wide-ranging expose and analysis of the many ways racism and sexism combine to challenge the live
This is a multifaceted approach to understanding one of the nation's largest ethnic communities. Blea incorporates community social history, physical, psychological, and spiritual space. The book stri
Blea's holistic approach looks at academic studies on race, class, and gender and the social situation of La Chicana--a minority female whose life is influenced by racism and sexism. The wide-ranging
"Blea's monograph on the Chicano sociohistorical experience provides an insightful analysis of the nation's second largest minority group. Blea writes from a general conflict theory approach, particul
At the time when young girls quickly grew up to become old women, young Suzanna was raised by her grandparents. They received a letter from Don Felipe Montoya asking for the child’s hand in marriage.
