NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS

Eastside Landmark: A History of the East Los Angeles Community Union 1968¬1993. By John R. Chšvez. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1998. vii + 321 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, references, and index. $45.00.

Mexican American Women Activists: Identity and Resistance in Two Los Angeles Communities. By Mary S. Pardo. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998. vii + 322 pp. Illustrations, appendix, notes, references and index. $59.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper).

Gilda Laura Ochoa
Pomona College

To take seriously the history and persistence of struggle, resistance, and political activism among Mexican-origin communities, more case studies such as Eastside Landmark and Mexican American Women Activists need to be conducted and published. The detail and depth provided by these two studies are significant for revealing the heterogeneity among the Mexican-origin population as well as the diverse strategies these communities have employed to create change. Focusing on Los Angeles, with its history of conquest and colonization and where the Mexican-origin population currently represents the largest ethnic group in the area, Eastside Landmark and Mexican American Women Activists present material that is both unique to understanding community politics in Los Angeles and is applicable to communities throughout the United States.