Mexican Voices/American Dreams: An Oral History of Mexican Immigration to the United States

Marilyn P. Davis. Henry Holt & Company, $15.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-1859-2

``With respect and sympathy,'' anthropologist Davis transcribes the oral histories of 90 Mexicans and Mexican Americans, among them a muralist, a lumberyard manager and farm and factory workers. According to PW , this ``often dramatic'' collection offers ``thoughtful discussions of how migrations affect societies on both sides of the border.'' Author tour. (Nov.)

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