" Challenging the Myth of Racial Homogeneity among Mexicans in the U.S."
Existing assertions on health outcomes and mortality among Mexican Americans and foreign-born Mexicans assume racial homogeneity. Dr. Velarde examines how Mexicans of distinct racial backgrounds fit into recognized patterns of racial health disparities and demonstrate that Mexican Americans and Mexicans in the U.S. are not homogenous nor equally advantaged in terms of health. Racialization yields intra-ethnic disparities among Mexicans. This has significant implications for rethinking notions of ethnic homogeneity and the socialization of ethnic groups.
