"A good introduction to its subject ." -- American Reference Books Annual "This excellent volume will find an audience with folklorists, scholars, regionalists, and library researchers and will likely become indispensable for both educators and students." -- Library Journal "This volume includes a wealth of information in brief, clear, alphabetical entries. An informative, much-needed resource." -- School Library Journal "The dictionary should satisfy the most discriminating researcher and find a place on shelves of public, school, and university libraries as well as in the collections of purveyors and performers of world and Chicano folklore." -- Booklist "This is a 'must-buy' for any library that needs concise information on the Latino culture. Highly recommended." -- The Book Report "This comprehensive and easy-to-read volume might be considered the definitive reference manual for anyone interested in Mexican American culture in the United States.

A must for young adult libraries, particularly those in regions with a heavy Hispanic readership. This book will delight and intrigue any reader with an interest in popular culture." -- VOYA "A well-written and serious book about a subject that is attracting increasing scholarly interest. Depending on need, it is a book that could find a place in either a reference or circulating collection and is suitable for the general public, serious high school students and undergraduates." -- Against the Grain "A critical source of information on topics that are learned informally by the Chicano community and often unknown or misunderstood by those outside that community." -- MultiCultural Review.