"I'm Not Gonna Die in This Damn Place": Manliness, Identity, and Survival of the Mexican American Vietnam Prisoners of War

by Juan David Coronado

By the time of the Vietnam War era, the "Mexican American Generation" had made tremendous progress both socially and politically. However, the number of Mexican Americans in comparison to the number of white prisoners of war (POWs) illustrated the significant discrimination and inequality the Chicano population faced in both military and civilian landscapes. Chicanos were disproportionately "grunts" (infantry), who were more likely to be killed when...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611862728
• ISBN13: 9781611862720
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"