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Latinos in the United States: The Sacred and the Political
by David T. Abalos. 204 pgs.

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Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. a Theory of Transformation

2. the Search for Latino Identity

3. the Politics of the Latino Family

4. the Politics of Transformation in the Latino Community

5. Latinos and the Sacred

6. the Politics of Liberation Versus the Politics of Assimilation

7. Latino Professionals: a Transforming Middle Class

8. Choices for Latinos: Creating the Present and the Future

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Latinos: Remaking America
by Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, Mariela M. Páez. 490 pgs.

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Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States and will comprise a quarter of the country's population by mid-century. The process of Latinization, the result of globalization and the biggest migration flow in the history of the Americas, is indeed reshaping the character of the U.S. This landmark book brings together some of the leading scholars now studying the social, cultural, racial, economic, and political changes wrought by the experiences, travails, and fortunes of the Latino population. It is the most definitive and comprehensive snapshot available of Latinos in the United States today.
How are Latinos and Latinas changing the face of the Americas? What is new and different about this current wave of migration? In this pathbreaking book social scientists, humanities scholars, and policy experts examine what every citizen and every student needs to know about Latinos in the U.S., covering issues from historical continuities and changes to immigration, race, labor, health, language, education, and politics. Recognizing the diversity and challenges facing Latinos in the U.S., this book addresses what it means to define the community as such and how to move forward on a variety of political and cultural fronts. All of the contributions to "Latinos "are original pieces written especially for this volume.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Research Agenda

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Part One: Histories, Migrations, and Communities

Chapter 1: Latino History in the New Millennium

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Chapter 2: Caribbean Latinos in Historical Perspective

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Chapter 3: Miami Cubans

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Commentary

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Chapter 4: Community Dynamics and the Rise of Street Gangs

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Chapter 5: Gender, Ethnicity, and Race in School and Work Outcomes of Second-Generation Mexican Americans

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Chapter 6: Mutual Transformation

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Chapter 7: Latino Religious Life in the United States

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Chapter 8: Mass Public Responses to the “new” Latino Immigration to the United States

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Chapter 9: The Effects of 1996 U. S. Immigration Reform on Communities and Families in Texas, El Salvador, and Mexico

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Commentary

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Part Two: Health, Families, Languages, Education, and Politics

Chapter 10: The Latino Health Research Agenda for the Twenty-First Century

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Chapter 11: Latinos' Access to Employment-Based Health Insurance

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Commentary

Chapter 12: From Braceros in the Fields to Braceras in the Home

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Chapter 13: Risk and Resilience in Latino Immigrant Families

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Chapter 14: The Plasticity of Culture and Psychodynamic and Psychosocial Processes in Latino Immigrant Families

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Commentary

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Chapter 15: Mapping the Research Agenda

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Chapter 16: Latin@ Languages and Identities

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Chapter 17: Guideposts for the Nation

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Chapter 18: The Schooling of Latino Children

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Chapter 19: Affirmative Action, X Percent Plans, and Latino Access to Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century

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Chapter 20: Latino Participation in American Elections

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Chapter 21: Gender and Citizenship in Latino Political Participation

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Epilogue: Racial Diversity and Corporate Identity in the Latino Community

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Afterword: American Projections

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Notes on Contributors

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New Americans by Choice: Political Perspectives of Latino Immigrants
by Harry Pachon, Louis Desipio. 207 pgs.

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Foreword

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1: Immigrants and Naturalized Citizens: Developing the National Latino Immigrant Survey

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2: Using the National Latino Immigrant Survey

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3: Social and Demographic Characteristics of Latino Immigrants with Five or More Years of Permanent Residence

4: Nationality, Ethnic, Associational, and Linguistic Characteristics of Latino Immigrants

5: Latino Immigrant Political Access, Values, and Participation

6: Attachment to the United States and Experiences with Naturalization

7: Selected Characteristics of Latino Immigrants by Stage in the Naturalization Process

8: Selected Latino Immigrant Characteristics for High-Concentration States

Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire

Appendix 2:: National Latino Immigrant Survey Methodology

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Latinos and the Political System
by F. Chris Garcia. 492 pgs.

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Latinos and the Political System

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Preface

Introduction

Part I the Setting: History and Demography

1. the Hispanic Community—a Growing Force to Be Reckoned With

2. Chicanos in the United States: a History of Exploitation and Resistance

3. the Puerto Rican Community: Its Political Background

4. from Exiles to Minorities: the Politics of Cuban-Americans

5. Latino Politics in the Midwestern United States: 1915-1986

Part II Input to the Political System: Participation

6. Political Orientations and Behaviors of Chicanos: Trying to Make Sense Out of Attitudes and Participation

7. the Political Adaptation Process of Cubans and Other Ethnic Minorities in the United States: a Preliminary Analysis

8. Black and Latino Politics in New York City: Race and Ethnicity in a Changing Urban Context

9. Mañana Will Be Better: Spanish-American Politics in Chicago

10. Mexican-Americans in City Politics: Participation, Representation, and Policy Preferences

11. La Raza Unida Party and the Chicano Student Movement in California

12. Selective Determinants in Maintaining Social Movement Organizations: Three Case Studies from the Chicano Community

13. a Legal Voice for the Chicano Community: the Activities of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1968-1982

Part III the Conversion Process: Representation and Decision Making

14. Hispanics Gain Seats in the 98th Congress After Reapportionment

15. Hispanic Representation in the U.S. Congress

16. Different Interests, Personalities Hurt Unity of Hispanic Caucus

17. Hispanic Underrepresentation in the Federal Bureaucracy: the Missing Link in the Policy Process

18. Chicano Elites and National Policy‐ Making, 1977-1980: Passive or Active Representatives

19. the Latino Community in State and Congressional Redistricting: 1961-1985

20. Chicanos and the Legislative Process: Reality and Illusion in the Politics of Change

Part IV Outputs of the Political System: Policies and Issues

21. Communities Organized for Public Service: Citizen Power and Public Policy in San Antonio

22. Hispanic Americans and Educational Policy: Limits to Equal Access

23. Changes in Hispanic Local Public Employment in the Southwest

24. Ethnicity and Policy: the Mexican-American Perspective

25. Latinos: Breaking the Cycle of Survival to Tackle Global Affairs

Part V Feedback: Outcomes and Reactions

26. Styles and Strategies

27. Future Directions for Puerto Rican Politics in the U.S. and Puerto Rico

Conclusion
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La Comunidad Latina in the United States: Personal and Political Strategies for Transforming Culture
by David T. Abalos. 201 pgs.

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La comunidad Latina, the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, has long been told that assimilation is the only way to succeed in American society. This book challenges that generally accepted view and concludes instead that transformation as a way of life is the only viable option for the Latino community as a whole, regardless of racial, class, regional, or religious differences. It highlights how in the everyday life of la comunidad Latina the members of the community can recognize the underlying ways of life, the stories, and the patterns of relationships that cripple them, and how to break with these ways of life, stories, and relationships to create fundamentally more loving and compassionate alternatives.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

2: The Personal, Political, Historical, and Sacred Faces of La Cultura Latina

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Index

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Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation
by Linda Chavez. 210 pgs.

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This controversial book shatters the myth that twenty million Hispanics are a permanent underclass. Linda Chavez tells the largely untold story of Hispanic progress and achievement and considers the radical implications for bilingual education, immigration policy, and affirmative action.

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Preface to the Paperback Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 the Bilingual Battleground

Chapter 2 Hispanics and the Voting Rights Act

Chapter 3 the Power Brokers

Chapter 4 the Backlash

Chapter 5 an Emerging Middle Class

Chapter 6 the Immigrants

Chapter 7 the Puerto Rican Exception

Chapter 8 Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation

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Index
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Latinos and the U. S. Political System: Two-Tiered Pluralism
by Rodney E. Hero. 233 pgs.

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Tables and Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 Theoretical Perspectives And Latino Politics

3 The History and Socioeconomic Status of Latino Groups

4 Political Participation

5 Latinos and the National Government

6 Latinos and Politics

7 The Elections of Federico Peña

8 Latinos and Urban Politics

9 Latinos and Public Policies

10 The Study of Latino Politics: Questions and Issues

11 Latinos and the Political System: Two-Tiered Pluralism

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Reference

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Latino Voices: Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban Perspectives on American Politics
by Rodolfo O. De la Garza, Louis Desipio, F. Chris Garcia, John Garcia, Angelo Falcon. 232 pgs.

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1: The Latino National Political Survey

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2: Social and Demographic Characteristics of Native and Foreign-Born Respondents

3: Social and Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Citizens

4: Psychological, Cultural, Linguistic, and Associational Characteristics of U.S. Citizens

5: Information Environment of U.S. Citizens

6: Political Values of U.S. Citizens

7: Public Policy Perspectives of U.S. Citizens

8: Organizational and Electoral Behavior of U.S. Citizens

9: Ethnic Attitudes and Behaviors of U.S. Citizens

10: The Noncitizens

Appendix 1: Abbreviated Version of the Latino National Political Survey Questionnaire

Appendix 2: Latino National Political Survey Methodology

About the Authors
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Inequality at Work: Hispanics in the U.S. Labor Force
by Gregory DeFreitas. 284 pgs.

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This book provides the first comprehensive economic assessment of the rapidly growing Hispanic American work force. In a wide-ranging analysis of a variety of large computerized data banks, the author presents a host of original findings on postwar trends in Hispanic wages, poverty unemployment rates, and educational attainment. The implications of these findings for current debates on income inequality, discrimination, school dropouts, and the domestic effects of immigration are thoroughly evaluated. Many of the conclusions throw into question widely held views on these issues among the public, academics, and policymakers.

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Tables

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1: Introduction

Notes

2: The Emergence of the Hispanic American Labor Force

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3: Growth and Stagnation in Employment and Earnings

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4: Hispanic Unemployment Across the Business Cycle

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5: Unemployment Differentials Among Spanish-Origin Groups

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6: Hispanic Capitalism: Dimensions and Prospects

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7: The Educational Crisis of Hispanic Youth

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8: Does Immigration Harm Native Workers?

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9: Epilogue

Bibliography

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Economics of Racism II: The Roots of Inequality, USA
by Victor Perlo. 310 pgs.

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A completely new edition. Reexamines the facts and explores their new dimensions, the issues and remedies for the 1990s and the next millennium.

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List of Tables

List of Charts

1. Introduction

2. Population

3.Incomes of African Americans and Latinos

5: Poverty

6. Employment and Unemployment, Part I

8. Affirmative Action

9. Black Capitalism

10. Who Gains and Who Loses from Racism?

11. Housing

12. Racism in Education

13. Racism in Health Care

14. the Police-Judicial Assault on the African American People

15. Labor Union Influences

16. from Racist Ideology to Violent Repression

17. a Program for Equality, Progress and Justice

Reference Notes

Index
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Latino Literature in America
by Bridget Kevane. 151 pgs.

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There is growing awareness of the tremendous impact Latino writers have had on the recent literary scene, yet not all readers have the background to fully appreciate the merits and meanings of works like House on Mango Street, Line of the Sun, Bless Me Ultima, and In the Time of Butterflies. Offering analysis of their most important, popular, and frequently assigned fictional works, this book surveys the contributions of eight notable Latino writers: Julia Alvarez, Rodolfo Anaya, Sandra Cisneros, Junot Diaz, Christina Garcia, Oscar Hijuelos, Ortiz Cofer, and Ernesto Quinonez.

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Introduction

Other Suggested Readings

Chapter 1: The Fiction of Julia Alvarez: How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (1992) and in the Time of the Butterflies (1995)

Further Suggested Readings

Chapter 2: The Fiction of Rudolfo Anaya: Bless Me, Ultima (1972)

Chapter 3: The Fiction of Sandra Cisneros: the House on Mango Street (1984) and Woman Hollering Creek (1991)

Chapter 4: The Fiction of Junot Díaz: Drown (1996)

Further Suggested Readings

Chapter 5: The Fiction of Cristina García: Dreaming in Cuban (1992) and the Ag’üero Sisters (1997)

Chapter 6: The Fiction of Oscar Hijuelos: the Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (1989)

Chapter 7: The Fiction of Judith Ortiz Cofer: the Line of the Sun (1989)

Chapter 8: The Fiction of Ernesto Quiñonez: Bodega Dreams (2000)

Selected Bibliography

Index

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Hispanic-American Writers
by Harold Bloom. 220 pgs.

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