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Abstract
ABSTRACT Since the advent of globalization, international migration has increased dramatically, leading to the rise of substantial second-generation populations of immigrant origin around the globe. France and the United States are two major immigrant-receiving countries which, since the 1970s and 1980s, have experienced movements of ethnic resurgence, causing these populations to face the profound impact of identity politics. Autobiographical literature, along with cinema, art, and music, has arisen as a reflection of the struggles faced by these groups. This article examines the socio-historical context of identity construction in Mexican-Americans and Franco-Maghrebis through the lens of autobiographical literature, particularly the works of Jimmy Santiago Baca, Sandra Cisneros, Azouz Begag, and Farida Belghoul.