Latino Generation Voices of the New America

Name: Latino Generation Voices of the New America
Price: 56.74 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781469614113

ISBN-10: 1469614111

ISBN-13: 9781469614113

Edition: 2014

Authors: Mario T. Garcï¿½a, Mario T. Garcï¿½a

List price: $39.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

1 new & used from $56.74

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Latinos are already the largest minority group in the United States, and experts estimate that by 2050, one out of three Americans will identify as Latino. Though their population and influence are steadily rising, stereotypes and misconceptions about Latinos remain, from the assumption that they refuse to learn English to questions of just how "American" they actually are. By presenting thirteen riveting oral histories of young, first-generation college students, Mario T. Garcia counters those long-held stereotypes and expands our understanding of what he terms "the Latino Generation." By allowing these young people to share their stories and struggles, Garcia reveals that these students…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 5/12/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

James Smethurst is associate professor of Afro-American studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.Mario T. Garcia is professor of Chicana/o studies and adjunct professor in history and religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.