Böcker av Maria Herrera-Sobek

Argues that the folksong is a viable and important document chronicling the history of Chicano as in the United States. This title traces Mexican emigration to the United States from 1848 to 1991 through the lyrics of Mexican ballads (corridos) and contemporary popular songs (canciones).

This is a collection of ten absorbing stories, rich in setting, tense in action, and warm in their sympathy with the human comedy. The main interest in all the stories is the comedy or tragedy in the lives of the people, but each story has its own enveloping action of excitement and colour. Pervading the whole is an authentic folk life--Christian and pagan marvelously mixed.

Chicanos and Chicanas are rooted in the cultures of African, European, and Native American groups. This great tripartite cultural legacy is evident in numerous folklore genres, such as myths, tales, and folksongs. Defining Chicano folklore, this volume provides background information on the historical contexts in which Chicanos have thrived.