Tejano Proud

Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century is a 2002 non-fiction book by Guadalupe San Miguel, published by the Texas A&M University Press.

John Koegel of California State University, Fullerton described the work as "a sympathetic and balanced historical overview" of the subject.[1] Koegel argued that the work "is firmly anchored in Chicano and Southwest studies".[2]

Background

According to Koegel, San Miguel is a "long-time fan" of the genre.[1] San Miguel had been engaged in dance.[1]

The author consulted works from the popular press and the scholarly community as sources.[3]

Content

The first chapter outlines the definition of Tejano music.[4]

Koegel argued that the "core" of the work is in Chapters three through six.[2]

Reception

Yolanda G. Romero of North Lake College praised the book for being done "in a scholarly and well-organized fashion."[5] According to Romero, the work is not "exhaustive".[5]

Omar Valerio-Jiménez of California State University, Long Beach wrote that the work would be "useful" to people who are learning about the genre.[6]

See also

Other books by San Miguel:

References
  • Koegel, John (Summer 2005). "Review Essay: Mexican American Music". American Music. University of Illinois Press. 23 (2): 257–274. doi:10.2307/4153034. JSTOR 4153034.
  • Romero, Yolanda G. (2004). "Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century". The Western Historical Quarterly. 35 (3): 399–400. doi:10.2307/25443040. JSTOR 25443040.
  • Valerio-Jiménez, Omar (2003). "Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 106 (3): 460–461. JSTOR 30239349.

Notes
  1. Koegel, p. 264.
  2. Koegel, p. 265.
  3. Valerio-Jiménez, p. 460.
  4. Koegel p. 264-265.
  5. Romero, p. 399.
  6. Valerio-Jiménez, p. 460.

Further reading
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