LEADER 03190nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910780819703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-50596-3 010 $a9786612505966 010 $a1-4399-0050-7 035 $a(CKB)2520000000008685 035 $a(EBL)547378 035 $a(OCoLC)607552585 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000421804 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11269124 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421804 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10412374 035 $a(PQKB)10948185 035 $a(OCoLC)794700298 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15439 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547378 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10372269 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL250596 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547378 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000008685 100 $a20091005d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLatino lives in America$b[electronic resource] $emaking it home /$fLuis Ricardo Fraga ... [et al.] 210 $aPhiladelphia, Pa. $cTemple University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4399-0049-3 311 $a1-4399-0048-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aLatinos 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 606 $aHispanic Americans$xEconomic conditions$y21st century 606 $aHispanic Americans$xSocial conditions$y21st century 606 $aHispanic Americans$xPolitics and government$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xEthnic relations 615 0$aHispanic Americans$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aHispanic Americans$xSocial conditions 615 0$aHispanic Americans$xPolitics and government 676 $a305.868073 676 $a973.0468 701 $aFraga$b Luis Ricardo$01482062 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780819703321 996 $aLatino lives in America$93699438 997 $aUNINA