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Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature
Manifestations of Feminist and Gay Identities
Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature looks at the ways in which Chicana/o authors who have experienced cultural disconnection or marginalization because of their gender, gender...
ISBN: 978-0-415-95557-7 | Published March 21st 2007 by Routledge.
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Residential Segregation Patterns of Latinos in the United States, 1990–2000
Historically, residential segregation of Latinos has generally been seen as a result of immigration and the process of self-segregation into ethnic enclaves. The only theoretical...
ISBN: 978-0-415-97903-0 | Published November 29th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Residential Segregation Patterns of Latinos in the United States, 1990–2000Post-Revolutionary Chicana Literature
Memoir, Folklore and Fiction of the Border, 1900–1950
This book examines how Chicana literature in three genres—memoir, folklore, and fiction—arose at the turn of the twentieth century in the borderlands of the United...
ISBN: 978-0-415-95553-9 | Published November 29th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Post-Revolutionary Chicana LiteratureThe Promised Land?
The Lives and Voices of Hispanic Immigrants in the New South
Through analysis of in-depth interviews with seventy-three Hispanic immigrants in Central Virginia, this book offers a rare in-depth look at the views and circumstances of immigrants...ISBN: 978-0-415-97774-6 | Published February 27th 2006 by Routledge.
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Latino-Anglo Bargaining
Culture, Structure and Choice in Court Mediation
This book shows the mechanisms by which cultural differences reinforce structural privilege and disadvantage in the informal process of mediated negotiation. Are all people equally likely...ISBN: 978-0-415-97458-5 | Published February 2nd 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Latino-Anglo BargainingGay Hegemony/ Latino Homsexualites
Gay Hegemony/ Latino Homosexualities is an interdisciplinary project that weaves ethnographic interviewing with the analysis of texts and material culture to study the intersection of...ISBN: 978-0-415-97651-0 | Published December 9th 2005 by Routledge.
more information about Gay Hegemony/ Latino HomsexualitesInviting Latino Voters
Party Messages and Latino Party Identification
Latino's increasing numbers and their uncertain voting behaviors have enticed Democrats and Republicans to actively court this demographic group, seeking their partisan identification. Through in-depth...ISBN: 978-0-415-97182-9 | Published December 15th 2004 by Routledge.
more information about Inviting Latino VotersCaribbean Spanish in the Metropolis
Spanish Language among Cubans, Dominicans and Puerto Ricans in the New York City Area
This study focuses on first- and second- generation Cubans, Dominicans and Puerto Ricans living in the New York City area. In particular, the author creates...ISBN: 978-0-415-94925-5 | Published September 15th 2004 by Routledge.
more information about Caribbean Spanish in the MetropolisSkin Color and Identity Formation
Perception of Opportunity and Academic Orientation Among Mexican and Puerto Rican Youth
The focus of this study is on the ways in which skin color moderates the perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation of 17 Mexican and...ISBN: 978-0-415-94970-5 | Published September 15th 2004 by Routledge.
more information about Skin Color and Identity FormationThe Quest for Tejano Identity in San Antonio, Texas, 1913-2000
This book surveys the people, events, and conditions that shaped Mexican American identity in the Southwestern United States after 1913. The Quest for Tejano Identity...ISBN: 978-0-415-94950-7 | Published August 17th 2004 by Routledge.
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A Theatre for Social Change in the South Bronx
This is a theatre history, performance studies and U.S. Latino theatre book that examines the artistic, social political contribution of Teatro Pregones to the...ISBN: 978-0-415-94675-9 | Published October 15th 2003 by Routledge.
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Unique Perspectives of an Alternative Latino on-Line Publication
This book explores to what degree the World Wide Web, touted early on as leveling the playing field for small, underfinanced news operations, has fulfilled...ISBN: 978-0-415-94507-3 | Published February 6th 2003 by Routledge.
more information about Brown Eyes on the WebCreating Tropical Yankees
Social Science Textbooks and U.S. Ideological Control in Puerto Rico, 1898-1908
This work explores how after acquiring Puerto Rico in 1898, the United States engaged in a systematic ideological conquest of the population through social science...ISBN: 978-0-415-93116-8 | Published May 20th 2002 by Routledge.
more information about Creating Tropical YankeesLatino National Political Coalitions
Struggles and Challenges
This study examines Latino national political coalitions in the United States with a focus on Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans. It argues that Latino national...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3371-5 | Published May 10th 2002 by Routledge.
more information about Latino National Political CoalitionsDominicans in New York City
Power From the Margins
This study explores the diverse struggles of incorporation pursued by immigrants from the Dominican Republic to New York City. This work chronicles the lives of...ISBN: 978-0-415-93330-8 | Published March 29th 2002 by Routledge.
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The Lives of Latina Women
Stereotypes of Mexican American women and the lack of their representation in research literature contribute to misrepresentations of Mexican American culture and their invisibility. In...ISBN: 978-0-415-93115-1 | Published January 25th 2002 by Routledge.
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Immigrant Workers and the Competition for Jobs
This work explores the competition for jobs between different Latin American immigrant groups in the U.S. economy. Bohon's research looks at occupational status attainment among...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3765-2 | Published December 13th 2000 by Routledge.
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A Chicano Struggle for Educational Self-Determination
This work illuminates the founding and brief existence of Colegio Cesar Chavez , founded in the Pacific Northwest in 1973. The work is set...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3631-0 | Published October 25th 2000 by Routledge.
more information about Colegio Cesar Chavez, 1973-1983Puerto Rican Newspaper Coverage of the Puerto Rican Independence Party
A Content Analysis of Three Elections
Examines the struggle of the Puerto Rican Independence Party for serious press coverage in the last three gubernatorial lections, and the ways in which mainstream...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3520-7 | Published July 7th 2000 by Routledge.
more information about Puerto Rican Newspaper Coverage of the Puerto Rican Independence PartyLatinos and Local Representation
Changing Realities, Emerging Theories
This study examines trends in Voting Rights Act enforcement and the results for Latino representation. The focus is on local governments of the West and...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3370-8 | Published December 1st 1999 by Routledge.
more information about Latinos and Local RepresentationChicano Educational Achievement
Comparing Escuela Tlatelolco, A Chicanocentric School, and a Public High School
This study compares two urban schools based on their ability to provide an effective education for Hispanic students. Broderick High School began as an...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3511-5 | Published November 1st 1999 by Routledge.
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The Myth of the Barrier
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3345-6 | Published July 1st 1999 by Routledge.
more information about Spanish and Academic Achievement Among Midwest Mexican YouthVoices of Guatemalan Women in Los Angeles
Understanding Their Immigration
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3297-8 | Published December 1st 1998 by Routledge.
more information about Voices of Guatemalan Women in Los AngelesLatino Fiction and the Modernist Imagination
Literature of the Borderlands
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3246-6 | Published December 1st 1998 by Routledge.
more information about Latino Fiction and the Modernist ImaginationThe Development of a Latino Gay Identity
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3285-5 | Published November 1st 1998 by Routledge.
more information about The Development of a Latino Gay IdentityChicano Empowerment and Bilingual Education
Movimiento Politics in Crystal City, Texas
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3169-8 | Published November 1st 1998 by Routledge.
more information about Chicano Empowerment and Bilingual EducationCreating a Latino Identity in the Nation's Capital
The Latino Festival
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3221-3 | Published November 1st 1998 by Routledge.
more information about Creating a Latino Identity in the Nation's CapitalResisting Gentrification and Displacement
Voices of Puerto Rican Women of the Barrio
This study provides insights into the importance of sociocultural factors in contemporary urban development. By injecting gender, culture, and race into our understanding of community...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3167-4 | Published July 1st 1998 by Routledge.
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Culture, Conflict, and Identity
As beneficiaries of aggressive affirmative action policies, Chicano doctors and lawyers educated in universities during the 1960s and early 1970s now dominate Mexican American professional...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3093-6 | Published June 1st 1998 by Routledge.
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