Latino Immigrants in the United States

by Mize, Ronald L.; Pe�a Delgado, Grace

• ISBN13: 9780745647432
• ISBN10: 074564743X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-06
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

This timely and important book introduces readers to the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States - Latinos - and their diverse conditions of departure and reception. A central theme of the book is the tension between the fact that Latino categories are most often assigned from above, and how those defined as Latino seek to make sense of and enliven a shared notion of identity from below. Providing a sophisticated introduction to emerging theoretical trends and social formations specific to Latino immigrants, chapters are structured around the topics of Latinidad or the idea of a pan-ethnic Latino identity, pathways to citizenship, cultural citizenship, labor, gender, transnationalism, and globalization. Specific areas of focus include the 2006 marches of the immigrant rights movement and the rise in neoliberal nativism (including both state-sponsored restrictions such as Arizona's SB1070 and the hate crimes associated with Minutemen vigilantism). The book is a valuable contribution to immigration courses in sociology, history, ethnic studies, American Studies, and Latino Studies. It is one of the first, and certainly the most accessible, to fully take into account the plurality of experiences, identities, and national origins constituting the Latino category.

Author Biography

Ronald L. Mize is Assistant Professor of the Latino Studies at Cornell University Grace Pe Delgado is Assistant Professor of History at The Pennsylavania State University

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. vi
Preface: In the Shadows of America Tropical	p. vii
Introduction: Latino Immigrants Claiming Rights	p. 1
Latinidades: The Making of Identity and Community	p. 16
Pathways to Citizenship	p. 50
Cultural Citizenship, Gender, and Labor	p. 84
Transnational Identities	p. 108
Neoliberalism and Globalization	p. 134
Conclusion: Fronteras Nuevas/New Frontiers	p. 160
Notes	p. 170
References	p. 175
Index	p. 189
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