About the Author

ROBERTO R. TREVINO is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington. His Ph.D. is from Stanford University. RICHARD V. FRANCAVIGLIA is a professor of history and director of the Center for Southwestern Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. He previously coedited Lights, Camera, History: Portraying the Past in Film.

Reviews

Robert R. Trevino's study provides an excellent schematic for understanding the role of the Catholic Church in the Mexican American community in Houston.
--"Catholic Historical Review"

Trevino's study makes a compelling case for the centrality of Mexican Americans in U.S. Catholic history and of Catholicism in Mexican American history in the twentieth century.
--"The Journal of American History"

"Comprehensive . . . lucid and interesting . . . accessible to scholars and lay people alike. . . . It does all that a good work of scholarship should. It deserves examination from those who are interested in the ways in which minorities adapt to majorities and alter majorities in the process"
-- "Canadian Journal of History"

[The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston] is, quite simply, one of the best books that [the reviewer] read on the Catholic experience in America.
--"American Historical Review"

Robert R. Trevi o's study provides an excellent schematic for understanding the role of the Catholic Church in the Mexican American community in Houston.
--"Catholic Historical Review"

Trevi o's study makes a compelling case for the centrality of Mexican Americans in U.S. Catholic history and of Catholicism in Mexican American history in the twentieth century.
--"The Journal of American History"

Trevino makes a vital contribution to the growing body of historical scholarship that critically examines Latino/a religion.
--Timothy Matovina, University of Notre Dame

"An illuminating departure from most studies found in Chicano/a history."
-- "Journal of Southern History"

"Makes a welcome contribution to Chicano history with [its] fine study of Catholic religious belief, practice, and institution building among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Houston."
-- "Journal of American History"

"Provides a welcome addition to literature on Mexican Americans and it takes a magnificent stride toward explaining the significance of religion in their lives. . . . Adds information critical to understanding the West's longstanding relationship with Mexico."
-- "Western Historical Society"

"Provides an excellent schematic for understanding the role of the Catholic Church in the Mexican American community in Houston."
-- "Catholic Historical Review"

Robert R. TreviAo_s study provides an excellent schematic for understanding the role of the Catholic Church in the Mexican American community in Houston.
_"Catholic Historical Review"

TreviAo_s study makes a compelling case for the centrality of Mexican Americans in U.S. Catholic history and of Catholicism in Mexican American history in the twentieth century.
_"The Journal of American History"

Robert R. TreviAoas study provides an excellent schematic for understanding the role of the Catholic Church in the Mexican American community in Houston.
a"Catholic Historical Review"

TreviAoas study makes a compelling case for the centrality of Mexican Americans in U.S. Catholic history and of Catholicism in Mexican American history in the twentieth century.
a"The Journal of American History"

"Trevino makes a vital contribution to the growing body of historical scholarship that critically examines Latino/a religion."
Timothy Matovina, University of Notre Dame