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

• Autore: Badillo David A
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (88 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.4/00468
• Soggetto topico: Hispanic Americans - Michigan - History; Hispanic Americans - Michigan - Social conditions; Immigrants - Michigan - History
• Soggetto geografico: Michigan Ethnic relations; Michigan Social conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Latinos in Michigan
• ISBN: 1-62895-196-6; 0-87013-888-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457494903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Discovering the peoples of Michigan.