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Mexican-Americans : a handbook for educators

Approximately five million persons of mexican ancestry reside in the states of california, arizona, new mexico, texas, and colorado. A large number have also made homes in the greater chicago area and in other industrial centers. Mexican americans have played a vital role in the industrial, agricultural, artistic, intellectual, and political life of the southwest. For thousands of years mexico has been a center for the dissemination of cultural factors and the mexican american people of the united states have served as a cultural bridge for the diffusion northward. The mexican american community is described as being proud of its mexican background and is experiencing difficulty in acculturation. Mexican american youth often make valuable contributions to the schools by bringing a varied background of experiences and skills, bilingualism, cultural factors, homemaking skills, and practical work experience. Sixteen suggestions are presented to teachers and administrators that would help provide transfer of training for all students into a mixed anglo mexican culture. The publication concludes with a listing of supplementary audiovisual aids and instructional materials which are available for classroom use at both the elementary and secondary school level. (Js).

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