Latina/o Midwest Reader (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest)
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Rating | : | 4.43 (953 Votes) |
Asin | : | 025208277X |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-07-23 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Aparicio, Jay Arduser, Jane Blocker, Carolyn Colvin, María Eugenia Cotera, Theresa Delgadillo, Lilia Fernández, Claire F. Mendoza, Amelia María de la Luz Montes, Kim Potowski, Ramón H. Others reveal metro areas as laboratories for emerging Latino subjectivities, places where for some, the term Latina/o itself corresponds to a new type of lived identity as different Latina/o groups interact in shared neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces. Eye-opening and provocative, The Latina/o Midwest Reader rewrites the conventional wisdom on today's Latina/o community and how it faces challenges—and thrives—in the heartland. From 2000 to 2010, the Latino population increased by more than 73 percent across eight midwestern states. Schreiber, Omar Valerio-Jiménez, Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Janet Weaver, and Elizabeth Willmore . Contributors: Aidé Acosta, Frances R. Some contributors delve into the Latina/o revitalization of rural areas, where communities have launched bold experiments in dual-language immer
heartland. Valerio-Jiminez, Vaquera-Va¡squez, and Fox have assembled a wide-ranging regional study of the field that is distinct in its cross-disciplinary scope with contributions from the social sciences, the humanities, and interdisciplinary studies. A valuable introduction to the old and new Midwest." Marida Raea, editor of Latino Urban Ethnography and the Work of Elena Padilla. "The Latina/o Midwest Reader is an engaging and much needed collection of essays that examines historical and contemporary Latina and Latino place-making in the U.S