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Latinos : Remaking America

by Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo

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9780520258273

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0520258274

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12/1/2008

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Univ of California Pr

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This book is the eighth in a series of works published by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. DRCLAS works to increase knowledge of the cultures, economies, histories, environment, and contemporary affairs of Latin America; to foster cooperation and understanding among the peoples of the Americas; and to contribute to democracy, social progress, and sustainable development throughout the hemisphere. Book jacket.

Preface to the 2009 Edition	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Introduction: The Research Agenda	p. 1
Histories, Migrations, and Communities	p. 39
"Y tu, que?" (Y2K): Latino History in the New Millennium	p. 45
Islands and Enclaves: Caribbean Latinos in Historical Perspective	p. 59
Power and Identity: Miami Cubans	p. 75
Commentary	p. 93
Community Dynamics and the Rise of Street Gangs	p. 97
Gender, Ethnicity, and Race in School and Work Outcomes of Second-Generation Mexican Americans	p. 110
Unions and Latinos: Mutual Transformation	p. 126
Commentary	p. 146
Two Nations under God? Latino Religious Life in the United States	p. 150
Ambivalent Reception: Mass Public Responses to the "New" Latino Immigration to the United States	p. 165
Resurrecting Exclusion: The Effects of 1996 U.S. Immigration Reform on Communities and Families in Texas, El Salvador, and Mexico	p. 190
Commentary	p. 202
Health, Families, Languages, Education, and Politics	p. 207
The Latino Health Research Agenda for the Twenty-first Century	p. 215
Latinos' Access to Employment-based Health Insurance	p. 236
Commentary	p. 254
Families on the Frontier: From Braceros in the Fields to Braceras in the Home	p. 259
Ambiguous Loss: Risk and Resilience in Latino Immigrant Families	p. 274
The Plasticity of Culture and Psychodynamic and Psychosocial Processes in Latino Immigrant Families	p. 289
Commentary	p. 302
Bilingual Infants: Mapping the Research Agenda	p. 306
Latin@ Languages and Identities	p. 321
Learning English in California: Guideposts for the Nation	p. 339
Commentary	p. 359
The Schooling of Latino Children	p. 362
Affirmative Action, X Percent Plans, and Latino Access to Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century	p. 375
Commentary	p. 389
Forever Seen as New: Latino Participation in American Elections	p. 398
Gender and Citizenship in Latino Political Participation	p. 410
Commentary	p. 430
Epilogue: Problematic Paradigms: Racial Diversity and Corporate Identity in the Latino Community	p. 435
Afterword: American Projections	p. 457
Notes on Contributors	p. 463
Index	p. 467
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