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By the mid 1960's, at the thrust of the Chicano Movement, Suzanna Montoya had settled in the city, gained a critical consciousness, and began to address urban concerns about race, class, and gender. Like many of her nameless Southwest contemporaries, Suzanna did her part where she lived on the west side of town, part of, but disenfranchised from the mainstream. Once again, Irene Blea, via Suzanna's analytical gift renders a colorful voice as s...

The author gives her observations of the Fourth World Women's Conference, held in China in 1995, comparing the lives of US Latinas with other minority women around the world. She examines the history and current situation of Latinas and attempts to place them in a global context.

This book draws together the author's observations of the Fourth World Women's Conference, held in China in 1995, and compares the lives of U.S. Latinas with other minority women around the world.

In this study, Irene I. Blea describes the social situation of La Chicana, a minority female whose life is influenced by racism and sexism. Blea analyzes contemporary scholarship on race, class, and gender, scrutinizing the use of language and labels to examine how La Chicana is affected by these factors. The wide-ranging study explores the history of Chicanas and the meaning of the term Chicana, and considers her socialization process, the co...

This novel is based on a true story. In 2009 eleven female remains and an unborn fetus were discovered on the West Mesa outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Irene Blea has synthesized what she experienced while living in the region and introduces us to Dora, a single mother, and her two daughters, Luna and Andrea. Luna has been missing for several months. The police, Dora, Andrea and members of the community have searched for Luna with no succe...

A multifaceted approach to understanding Chicano communities, this work aims to teach the student how to do research in an ethnic community. It also describes what is already understood about these communities and defines the nature of the discipline of Chicano studies.