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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817925003321

Titolo

Latino lives in America : making it home / / Luis Ricardo Fraga ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pa., : Temple University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-50596-3

9786612505966

1-4399-0050-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FragaLuis Ricardo

Disciplina

305.868073

973.0468

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Economic conditions - 21st century

Hispanic Americans - Social conditions - 21st century

Hispanic Americans - Politics and government - 21st century

United States Ethnic relations

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

The growing presence of Latinos in the United States -- Trying for the Americano dream : barriers to making the United States 'home' -- Education : Latinos' great hope, America's harsh reality -- Exploring discrimination, intergroup relations, and intragroup relations among Latinos -- New homes in new communities : living in rural America -- Transnationalism and the language of belonging -- The evolving Latino community and pan-ethnicity : explorations into the confluence of interactions, networks, and identity -- Conclusions : paradox along the way to making America home.

Sommario/riassunto

Latinos are the largest and fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, with increased levels of political mobilization and influence. In the timely and thoroughgoing Latino Lives in America, six prominent Latino scholars explore the profound implications of Latinos' population growth and geographic dispersion for American politics and society, tracking key changes and continuities in Latinos' attitudes, behavior, and social experiences. Utilizing a unique set of "narratives" from focus group interviews, supplemented with quantitative findings from th