Latinos comprise the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, and this interdisciplinary anthology gathers the scholarship of both early career and senior Latina/o scholars whose work explores the varied and unique latinidades, or Latino cultural identities, of this group. INDICE: Introduction María E. Fránquiz PART I: HISTORICAL ROOTS AND CONTEMPORARY REALITIES Changing the National Ethos, or Just Being American? Latino/aPolitical Participation Sylvia Manzano and Arturo Vega State-Federal Relations Concerning Latino/a Civil Rights in the United States Norma V. Cantú Latino/as in the US Military Jorge Mariscal The Swirl Migration of Mexican-Origin Students: A Cross Border Analysis Using the Mexican and US Census Stella Flores and German Treviño PART II: POPULAR AND tRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS Making, Buying, Selling, and Using the Umbrella: Recognizing the Nuances of Latino/aPopular Culture Patricia Marina Trujillo Traveling on the Biliteracy Highway:Educators Paving a Road toward Conocimiento María E. Franquiz Traditional Cultural Expressions: An Analysis of the Secular and Religious Folkways of Latino/as in the United States Norma E. Cantú Language and Identity of Immigrant Central American Pentecostal Youth in Southern California Lucila D. Ek PART III: PERFORMANCE ARTS AND LITERATURE Staging the Self, Staging Empowerment: An Overview of Latina Theater and Performance Rita Urquijo Ruiz Literary Currency: Coined Contributions of Latino/as in the United States Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Politics of Aesthetics: Mariachi Music in the United States Russell C. Rodríguez From Boricua Dancers to Salsa Soldiers: The Cultural Politics of Globalized Salsa Dancing in Chicago Frances Aparicio
- ISBN: 978-0-230-62178-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 290
- Fecha Publicación: 25/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés