| Race Talk in a Mexican Cantina Contributor(s): Mindiola, Tatcho (Author) |
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ISBN: 1611863996 ISBN-13: 9781611863994 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2020049157 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.92 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: People avoid speaking about race in the presence of another racial group for fear of saying something wrong and creating friction. This was not the situation at JB's, a small Mexican cantina located in one of Houston's oldest Mexican barrios. Mexicans made up most of the regular patrons, but a small number of whites also visited the bar on a regular basis. This situation created the circumstances for race talk in which the Mexican patrons needled and criticized the white patrons because of their whiteness. The white patrons likewise criticized the Mexican patrons, but their remarks were not as strident in comparison to those they received. When Tatcho Mindiola visited the bar and heard the race talk, he realized that it was a unique situation. He thus became a regular patron, and over a three-year period kept notes on the racial exchanges he observed and heard, which form the basis of this insightful volume. |