03163nam 2200649Ia 450 991081792500332120200520144314.01-282-50596-397866125059661-4399-0050-7(CKB)2520000000008685(EBL)547378(OCoLC)607552585(SSID)ssj0000421804(PQKBManifestationID)11269124(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421804(PQKBWorkID)10412374(PQKB)10948185(OCoLC)794700298(MdBmJHUP)muse15439(Au-PeEL)EBL547378(CaPaEBR)ebr10372269(CaONFJC)MIL250596(MiAaPQ)EBC547378(EXLCZ)99252000000000868520091005d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLatino lives in America making it home /Luis Ricardo Fraga ... [et al.]Philadelphia, Pa. Temple University Press20101 online resource (224 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4399-0049-3 1-4399-0048-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 thHispanic AmericansEconomic conditions21st centuryHispanic AmericansSocial conditions21st centuryHispanic AmericansPolitics and government21st centuryUnited StatesEthnic relationsHispanic AmericansEconomic conditionsHispanic AmericansSocial conditionsHispanic AmericansPolitics and government305.868073973.0468Fraga Luis Ricardo1616739MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817925003321Latino lives in America3962415UNINA