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Latinos Remaking America

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ISBN-10: 0520258274

ISBN-13: 9780520258273

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, Mariela Paez, Marcelo Suarez-Orozco

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Latinos are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States and will comprise a quarter of the country's population by mid-century. This landmark book is the most definitive and comprehensive snapshot available of this trend. A new preface includes the most recent data on a variety of indicators of the changing Latino land-scape in the United States. Copub: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
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Book details

List price: $34.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 12/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 521
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.13" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Preface to the 2009 Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Research Agenda
Histories, Migrations, and Communities
"Y tu, que?" (Y2K): Latino History in the New Millennium
Islands and Enclaves: Caribbean Latinos in Historical Perspective
Power and Identity: Miami Cubans
Commentary
Community Dynamics and the Rise of Street Gangs
Gender, Ethnicity, and Race in School and Work Outcomes of Second-Generation Mexican Americans
Unions and Latinos: Mutual Transformation
Commentary
Two Nations under God? Latino Religious Life in the United States
Ambivalent Reception: Mass Public Responses to the "New" Latino Immigration to the United States
Resurrecting Exclusion: The Effects of 1996 U.S. Immigration Reform on Communities and Families in Texas, El Salvador, and Mexico
Commentary
Health, Families, Languages, Education, and Politics
The Latino Health Research Agenda for the Twenty-first Century
Latinos' Access to Employment-based Health Insurance
Commentary
Families on the Frontier: From Braceros in the Fields to Braceras in the Home
Ambiguous Loss: Risk and Resilience in Latino Immigrant Families
The Plasticity of Culture and Psychodynamic and Psychosocial Processes in Latino Immigrant Families
Commentary
Bilingual Infants: Mapping the Research Agenda
Latin@ Languages and Identities
Learning English in California: Guideposts for the Nation
Commentary
The Schooling of Latino Children
Affirmative Action, X Percent Plans, and Latino Access to Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century
Commentary
Forever Seen as New: Latino Participation in American Elections
Gender and Citizenship in Latino Political Participation
Commentary
Epilogue: Problematic Paradigms: Racial Diversity and Corporate Identity in the Latino Community
Afterword: American Projections
Notes on Contributors
Index