New Face of Small-Town America Snapshots of Latino Life in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Name: New Face of Small-Town America Snapshots of Latino Life in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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ISBN: 9780271060828

ISBN-10: 0271060824

ISBN-13: 9780271060828

Edition: 2010

Authors: Edgar Sandoval

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Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a small city located along the Lehigh River in the eastern part of the state. Once the hiding place of the Liberty Bell, Allentown has become a popular destination for Latino immigrants. These Latinos, mostly from Puerto Rico, now make up about a quarter of the city's population, and their numbers continue to grow. The thirty-one stories collected in The New Face of Small-Town America do not reflect the reality of Allentown alone. With U.S. Census figures showing the arrival of Latinos in more small American cities than ever before, Allentown will continue to serve as an example. These small cities have already experienced, or are about to experience, the…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 5/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Edgar Sandoval is an award-winning journalist who spent almost three years writing about the Latino community of northeastern Pennsylvania. He has been a staff reporter at several newspapers, including the McAllen Monitor , the Allentown Morning Call , the Los Angeles Times , the South Florida Sun-Sentinel , and the New York Daily News , where he is currently employed.



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Ritual



A Principal Duty



Spanish Sound Bites



Home Away from Home



Little Hero



Music to Their Ears



Priceless



The Fearful Side of Business



Side by Side



Blatinos



Julio



Colorful Pages



ABCs



Grading the Parents



Latino Medicine



Hooked on Telenovelas



A Step Behind



City Boys



Spanglish



The World Trade Connection



Latinos Again



One Man, One Mission



Down to Business



Airwave Wars



Goooaaalll!!!



Unfulfilled Dreams



A Rich Life



Liberty and Justice for All



Man of the Cross



Full Circle



Finding the Inner Snowman


Appendix


Index