The Color of Youth: Mexicans and the Power of Schooling in Chicago, 1917-1939

This dissertation examines the social and educational experience of the first mass wave of Mexicans who migrated to Chicago in the early twentieth-century. It recaptures how the racially, socially, and economically charged experiences of Mexicans reshaped their national and cultural identity in Chicago. This study explores how their ideals for a democratic, equitable, and self-governing society influenced how they viewed schools. It examines their migration to Chicago, their eventual settlement in various colonias, and examines how the national and cultural identity of their youth became critical in their understanding of social institutions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Policy Studies

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Perez, Mario

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pak, Yoon K.
• Anderson, James D.
• Span, Christopher M.
• Barrett, James R.
• Roediger, David R.

• History of Education
• Latina/o Studies
• Chicago
• Illinois
• Mexican Americans
• Immigration
• Race

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2012 Mario Perez

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/32049

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/32049