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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816806703321

Titolo

Latinos in the Midwest / / edited by RubeĢn O. Martinez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-60917-213-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Collana

Latinos in the United States series

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinezRuben Orlando

Disciplina

305.868/077

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Middle West

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.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword / Francisco A. Villarruel -- Introduction / Ruben Martinez -- Atzlan in the Midwest and other counter-narratives revealed / Sandra M. Gonzales -- The changing demography of Latinos in the Midwest / Rogelio Saenz -- Cosas politicas : Latino political views by region / Arturo Vega, Ruben Martinez, and Tia Stevens -- Institutional obstacles to incorporation : Latino immigrant experiences in a mid-size rustbelt city / Theo J. Majka and Linda C. Majka -- Impact of immigration and customs enforcement raid on Marshalltown, Iowa / Jan L. Flora, Claudia Prado-Meza, Hannah Lewis, Cesar Montalvo, and Frank Dunn -- Health needs of Latina women in central Illinois : promoting early detection of cervical and breast cancer / Lydia Buki, Jennifer Mayfield, and Andrade -- Latino ethnicity as a risk factor for arrest : U.S. minority and regional effects / Mike Tapia, Donald T. Hutcherson, and Ana Campos-Holland -- Litigating bilingual education : a history of the Gomez decision in Illinois -- David A. Badillo -- Reaching across borders : the transnationalizing effect of Mexican migration on public schools in the outskirts of Chicago / Jennifer Tello Buntin -- Increasing knowledge and networking opportunities for small scale Mexican growers in southwest Michigan / Maria Josef Santos and Antonio Castro Escobar -- A people's mural in Detroit's Mexican town / George Vargas -- Conclusion / Ruben Martinez.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past twenty years, the Latino population in the Midwest has grown rapidly, both in urban and rural areas. As elsewhere in the country, shifting demographics in the region have given rise to controversy and mixed reception. Where some communities have



greeted Latinos openly, others have been more guarded. In spite of their increasing presence, Latinos remain the most marginalized major population group in the country. In coming years, the projected growth of this population will require greater attention from policymakers concerned with helping to incorporate them into the nation's co