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Image one: E-book titled Latina/os and World War II: Mobility, Agency, and Ideology (2014) - synopsis: The first book-length study of Latina/o experiences in World War II over a wide spectrum of identities and ancestries--from Cuban American, Spanish American, and Mexican American segments to the under-studied Afro-Latino experience – Latina/os and World War II probes the controversial aspects of Latina/o soldiering and citizenship in the war, the repercussions of which defined the West during the twentieth century. Spanning imaginative productions, such as vaudeville and the masculinity of the “soldado razo” theatrical performances; military segregation and the postwar lives of veterans; Tejanas on the home front; journalism and youth activism; and other underreported aspects of the wartime experience, the essays collected in this volume showcase rarely seen recollections.
Image two: E-book titled After the Blessing: Mexican American Veterans of WWII Tell Their Stories (2022) - synopsis: Many Catholic families blessed their children before they left home. After the Blessing tells the stories of many young Mexican Americans who left home to fight for their country. During the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), many families fled Mexico to prevent their underage sons from being forced to fight. Ironically, the offspring of these immigrants often ended up across the ocean in a much larger war. Despite the bias and mistreatment most Mexican Americans faced in the US, some 500,000 fought bravely for their country during World War II.
