 | The Chicano Experience: An Alternative Perspective Mirandé offers a detailed examination of Chicano social history and culture that includes studies of: Chicano labor and the economy; the Mexican immigrant and the U.S.-Mexico border conflict; the evolution of Chicano criminality; the American educational system and its impact on Chicano culture; the tensions between the institutional Church and Chicanos; and the myths and misconceptions of "machismo." Alfredo Mirandé is professor of sociology and ethnic studies at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of Gringo Justice (1994), The Stanford Law Chronicles (2005), and Jalos, USA (2014), all published by the University of Notre Dame Press. |
