"Rejecting the use of 'Mexican-American' as falsely connoting immigrant status, Mirandé emphasizes that Chicanos are an indigenous people and that their significant indio/mestizo heritage has been neglected. Attacking the immigrant group model which concentrates on acculturation and assimilation, he discusses Chicano labor, criminality, education, the church, the family, and machismo . an interesting and thought-provoking study." -- Library Journal.