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Download full textMcAlpine, Dave – 1981
Six Chicano anthologies, five novels, and one poem written between 1959 and 1979, selected for their usefulness as texts for a Chicano literature course, were investigated for occurrence of folk beliefs and legends. The 1959 novel "Pocho" contained one reference to a belief. In the 1967 poem "I Am Joaquin" were references which…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cultural Background, Folk Culture, Hispanic American Culture
