This passage is adapted from a review of a 1991 book.
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Garcia's Argument Β·
The "Mexican American Generation" was more radical and politically diverse than historians recognized
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Main Conclusion / Critique Β·
Garciaβs study has two flaws
ββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββββββββ βββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββ ββ βββββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββββββ βββ
Major Premise / Critique Β·
Garciaβs analysis is inconsistent
He undermines his own claim that the Generation is political diverse.
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Premise Β·
Groups were diametrically opposed to each other
One group emphasized assimilation; another group emphasized bilingual education.
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Gracia's Analysis Β·
Acknowledge but dismiss as insignificant
βββ βββ ββββ ββββ ββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββββ βββββββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββ βββββββ βββββ ββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββββββ βββ ββ βββββββββ βββ ββ βββββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ
Premise / Critique Β·
These differences were not insignificant
βββββββ βββββββ βββ ββ ββββββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββββ βββ βββββ ββ βββββ βββββββββ ββββ ββββββββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββ
Major Premise / Critique Β·
Garcia may be exaggerating how representative the Generation's views were
The Mexican American population may not have shared those views.
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Garcia's Argument Β·
Leaders wanted full civil rights for US residents of Mexican descent
More Mexican Americans born in the US and more politically active
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Premise / Critique Β·
Did the Mexican American population share these views?
It's unclear. Need to have better understanding how patterns of bilingualism, rates of immigration, and variations in ethnic consciousness impacts politics to answer the question.