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Viva la Raza: A History of Chicano Identity and Resistance By Yolanda Alaniz and Megan CornishForeword by Rodolfo Acuña$19.00 ? 6 x 9 inches ? 368 pages ? Photos, index, reference notesOrder from: www.redletterpress.orgViva la Raza is a wide-ranging investigation of Mexican American militancy from the U.S. occupation of Northern Mexico in the 19th century to civil rights struggles in the present era. The authors describe monumental labor battles, survey the Raza youth movement, focus attention on the role of women, and examine issues such as police brutality, the emergence of Chicana/o lesbians and gays, and the role of radical organizations, as they explore hotly debated theories about the source ofdiscrimination against Chicanos.

Viva la Raza reveals the workings of race and nationality in the United States in relation to people of Mexican ancestry, a group that is too little understood though its members comprise this country’s second largest population of people of color. Lively and accessible, the book will find an audience among Latino activists and readers interested in ethnic studies and the history of women and labor in the U.S.

About the authors:

Yolanda Alaniz grew up working in the fields of Eastern Washington. After moving to Seattle to attend college, she was active in the Chicano movement, union mobilizations, and pioneering feminist organizations. She graduated with a degree in Editorial Journalism and later received a Master’s Degree in Library Information Studies. She is co-editor, with Nellie Wong, of the anthology Voices of Color.

Megan Cornish is a longtime activist for women’s rights and racial justice, and an avid student and teacher of Marxist theory. She was one of the first women in the country to become a journey-level worker in the utility electrical trades. She and Heidi Durham co-wrote Women Workers: Sparkplugs of Labor, a study of the political impact of the changing demographics of the U.S. labor force.