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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781446003321

Autore

Badillo David A

Titolo

Latinos in Michigan [[electronic resource] /] / David A. Badillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-62895-196-6

0-87013-888-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (88 p.)

Collana

Discovering the peoples of Michigan

Disciplina

977.4/00468

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Michigan - History

Hispanic Americans - Michigan - Social conditions

Immigrants - Michigan - History

Michigan Ethnic relations

Michigan Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-74) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Tejanos, Mexican Immigrants, and Mexican American Communities; Pioneers of Latino Catholicism; Community Redevelopment in Southwest Detroit; Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Other Latinos; Rise of Rural and Urban Activism; The UFW, La Lucha, and Michigan; Regional Migration and the Metropolis; Contemporary Ethnicity and Leadership; Latino Music and Culture; Notes; For Further Reference; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The history of Latinos in Michigan is one of cultural diversity, institutional formation, and an ongoing search for leadership in the midst of unique, often intractable circumstances. Latinos have shared a vision of the American Dream--made all the more difficult by the contemporary challenge of cultural assimilation. The complexity of their local struggles, moreover, reflects far-reaching developments on the national stage, and suggests the outlines of a common identity. While facing adversity as rural and urban immigrants, exiles, and citizens, Latinos have contributed culturally, economica