Chican@s in the Conversations (A Longman Topics Reader)

by Kessler, Elizabeth R.; Perrin, Anne

• ISBN13: 9780321394170
• ISBN10: 0321394178
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-19
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This brief, affordable reader takes a provocative look at critical issues facing the Chican@ communities today and provides thought-provoking questions and writing topics for each reading.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Identity	p. 1
We Owe History	p. 2
What Is a Hispanic?	p. 9
What's the Problem with "Hispanic"? Just Ask a "Latino"	p. 17
"New Urbanism" Embraces Latinos	p. 20
"But Can She Cook?" Family Expectations Weigh Heavily on Latina Students	p. 24
Creating the New Macho Man	p. 30
Family Pictures Shape Memory	p. 35
Changing Names and Making Connections: Como te llamas?	p. 40
A New Minority Makes Itself Known: Hispanic Muslims	p. 48
Additional Topics of Conversation	p. 52
Pop Culture	p. 54
Prime-Time Soaps Sizzle in Spanish, but Fall Flat in English	p. 55
Josefina Lopez: A Writer's Life	p. 59
Victory to the Low and Slow	p. 64
Muralism	p. 68
Whether or Not Selena Changed Tejano's Status Quo, She Certainly Changed the Genre	p. 73
Hispanic Girls in Sports Held Back by Tradition	p. 77
Spanglish: Pop Culture's Lingua Franca	p. 82
Additional Topics of Conversation	p. 87
Language and Education	p. 89
Profession	p. 90
Proud to be a Product of Affirmative Action	p. 99
An Offering to the Power of Language	p. 105
Speaking Spanish	p. 108
Testing "English Only" Rules	p. 111
Where Do I Go with Spanish?	p. 115
Additional Topics of Conversation	p. 122
Borders	p. 124
The Homeland, Aztlan	p. 125
Cross Purposes	p. 136
A Sense of Place	p. 142
At 15, a Step Ahead	p. 147
They Die in Brooks County	p. 151
Mexican-Americans Struggle for Jobs	p. 157
Hospitals Feeling Strain From Illegal Immigrants	p. 162
La Nueva Orleans	p. 166
Additional Topics of Conversation	p. 170
Everyday Issues	p. 171
A Latino Internet Revolution	p. 172
Town's-Eye View of Immigration Debate	p. 181
Bush's Spanish Lessons	p. 185
Curanderismo: Past and Present Viewpoints	p. 190
Work Place Health Disparities Increasing among Hispanics	p. 199
Acculturation Is Bad for Our Health: Less Fast Food, More Nopalitos	p. 206
"I Want to Live a Long Life": Starting Healthy Habits Early Program Helps Hispanic Children Learn to Stay Fit	p. 213
Latinos Re-Examine Pregnancy in Teens	p. 217
For Younger Latinos, a Shift to Smaller Families	p. 222
Additional Topics of Conversation	p. 226
Spanish-English Glossary	p. 229
Credits	p. 241
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