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Soldados: Chicanos in Viet Nam

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Soldados: Chicanos in Viet Nam

Charley Trujillo

A collection of testimonies from Chicano Vietnam veterans compiled by Charley Trujillo. Through enlistment stories, battlefield experience, and the fractures left after return, it traces the wounds and memories war left on individuals and communities.

oral historyChicano experienceVietnam Warmemory

Work Information

A record that links battlefield memory through the veterans' own voices.

By gathering the testimonies of Chicano soldiers who served in Vietnam, the book shows how wartime experience altered personal histories and political awareness. It fills a gap in Vietnam War literature through individual accounts.

Book Information

Publisher
Chusma House Pubns
Published
1990-07-01
Language
英語
Size
13.97 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm
ISBN-13
9780962453601
ISBN-10
0962453609
Price
5583 JPY
Category
洋書/History/Asia/Vietnam

Personal narratives by Mexican-Americans who served in Vietnam provide a non-mainstream view of the conflict and of elements of toleration and prejudice among the U.S. armed forces

Reviews

  • Outstanding.

    Great read about Chicano and Latino history in the US military.

  • great

    Just finished reading it, wow I loved it.

  • Five Stars

    Great Book... Moving

  • Four Stars

    A very simple read, interesting as well.

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