Latinos in New England

by Torres, Andres

• ISBN13: 9781592134168
• ISBN10: 1592134165
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: Temple Univ Pr

Summary

This collection of essays assembles new writings from experts who examine the Latino impact on New England, a region often perceived as a hub of civility and tolerance, but which has become a new testing ground for public policies that challenge this progressive reputation. Latinos are playing increasingly central roles in significant contemporary debates on such issues as immigration policy, bilingual education, and political representation. Essays focus on how the growing diversity of Latino groups has shaped the evolution of specific communities in the area: Caribbeans and Central Americans in Cambridge, MA; Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and others in Connecticut; and Dominicans and others in Rhode Island. This book also examines the multiple interactions between Latino sub-groups over time - in their community organizations, political projects, businesses, religious and cultural settings - and raises the question: is there such a thing as a Pan-Latino identity in New England?

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Latinos in New England: An Introduction	1	(24)
Andres Torres
Part I: Demographic Trends, Socioeconomic Issues
Latino New England: An Emerging Demographic and Economic Portrait	25	(28)
Enrico A. Marcelli
Phillip J. Granberry
Immigration Status, Employment, and Eligibility for Public Benefits among Latin American Immigrants in Massachusetts	53	(26)
Miren Uriarte
Phillip J. Granberry
Megan Halloran
Latino Shelter Poverty in Massachusetts	79	(24)
Michael E. Stone
Part II: Migration and Community Formation
Mofongo Meets Mangu: Dominicans Reconfigure Latino Waterbury	103	(22)
Ruth Glasser
Growing into Power in Rhode Island	125	(24)
Miren Uriarte
Quiet Crisis: A Community History of Latinos in Cambridge, Massachusetts	149	(22)
Deborah Pacini Hernandez
Latinos in New Hampshire: Enclaves, Diasporas, and an Emerging Middle Class	171	(16)
Yoel Camayd-Freixas
Gerald Karush
Nelly Lejter
Brazilians in Massachusetts: Migration, Identity, and Work	187	(16)
C. Eduardo Siqueira
Cileine de Lourenco
Latino Catholics in New England	203	(22)
Hosffman Ospino
Part III: Identity and Politics
Descriptive Representation, Political Alienation, and Political Trust: The Case of Latinos in Connecticut	225	(12)
Adrian D. Pantoja
Latino Politics in Connecticut: Between Political Representation and Policy Responsiveness	237	(16)
Jose E. Cruz
Immigrant Incorporation among Dominicans in Providence, Rhode Island: An Intergenerational Perspective	253	(20)
Jose Itzigsohn
Politics, Ethnicity, and Bilingual Education in Massachusetts: The Case of Referendum Question 2	273	(18)
Jorge Capetillo-Ponce
Robert Kramer
The Evolving State of Latino Politics in New England	291	(20)
Amilcar Antonio Barreto
Selected Bibliography	311	(4)
Notes on Contributors	315	(4)
Index	319