Retrieve Mexican-American Folklore Designed By John O. West Rendered As Print

very well written book that is has chapters addressing anything ever experienced as far as MexicanAmerican culture, Provides a lot of clarification on things I had heard about but never knew what to think of, I think this is a good book for kids too, First of all the frequent and casual use of the term “wetback” is inappropriate and irresponsible, Other than that it does a great job of putting Mexican American culture in its southwest American context but completely ignores its context distinct but connected to Mexico and tends to use the city of Juarez as representing the entirety of Mexico.
Fails to recognize that many of the differences are not larger cultural differences but merely differences b/w families or even specific cooks in some instances, Overall, interesting read but did not age well past thes and lacked a deeper knowledge of Mexican culture in which to place its understanding of the variations of Mexican American culture MexicanAmerican traditions are richly nourished by the folkways of three cultures: Indian, Spanish, and Mexican.
This comprehensive look at the MexicanAmerican world includes a range of traditional proverbs, riddles, stories and folksongs folk

narrative, from Pancho Villa to urban ghosts, saints to revolutionaries customs, from household shrines to irrigation rituals to charreadas, or Mexicanstyle rodeos children's games, home remedies, folk foods, crafts, dress, and more.
Besides its wide range of folk genres, MexicanAmerican Folklore is also broadranging in spaceit covers the entire American Southwest, and in time, it includes material from several generations back, as well as very recent adaptations of customs to modern life.
These stories teach readers the importance of courage, resourcefulness and respect for MexicanAmerican traditions, .