| Author | : David Carey Jr. |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 255 |
| Release | : 2010-03-30 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0791493849 |
Compelling stories and striking photographs illustrate the challenges and highlights of Latino/a life in Portland, Maine.
| Author | : Frances A. Day |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2003-05-30 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0313058512 |
This revised edition of an award-winning resource celebrates the lives and works of 35 Latina and Latino authors who write for today's young readers. Expanded to include 12 additional authors, updated information on the original 23 authors profiled, and 135 new titles, this comprehensive reference tool helps teachers, librarians, and parents stay current on one of the most dynamic areas of contemporary literature. Both established and emerging voices are profiled. Personal quotes and photographs introduce each biographical essay, presenting information gathered through interviews, personal communications, and research. A complete list of all books and works written by the author is included along with publication information. Annotations are provided for most of the titles, along with information on major themes, awards won, and recommended age levels. Evaluating Books for Bias provides helpful guidelines for examining and selecting books from a pluralistic perspective. Appendices offer further helpful information about the field, including special awards honoring books by Latinas and Latinos, a calendar of holidays and special days celebrated by the Latino community, and listings of related resources and organizations. The author has also compiled ideas for classroom activities and ways for librarians to extend the literary experience. A title index and extensive topic index—including themes, curricular areas, and genres—help in planning story sessions and study units. This is a multipurpose resource for anyone who wants to help young readers connect with contemporary literature in a meaningful way.
| Author | : Rodolfo O. de la Garza |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 218 |
| Release | : 2019-04-08 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0429715803 |
This book provides basic information about the political values, attitudes and behaviors of Mexican-, Puerto Rican-, and Cuban-origin populations in the United States. It describes the extent to which U.S. citizens of Hispanic origins hold particular views and participate in specific activities.
| Author | : Kathryn Joy McKnight |
| Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 417 |
| Release | : 2009-11-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1603842942 |
A landmark scholarly achievement . . . With judicious commentary by several of the leading experts in the field, this book dramatically expands the canon of texts used to study the black Atlantic and the African diaspora, and captures the tenor of the 'black voice' as it collectively engaged the power of colonial institutions. In no uncertain terms, Afro-Latino Voices will prove to be a remarkable pedagogical tool and an influential resource, inspiring deeper comparative work on the African diaspora. --Ben Vinson III, Center for Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University
| Author | : Andres Torres |
| Publisher | : Temple University Press |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2006-07-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1592134173 |
More than one million Latinos now live in New England. This is the first book to examine their impact on the region's culture, politics, and economics. At the same time, it investigates the effects of the locale on Latino residents' lives, traditions, and institutions.Employing methodologies from a variety of disciplines, twenty-one contributors explore topics in three broad areas: demographic trends, migration and community formation, and identity and politics. They utilize a wide range of approaches, including oral histories, case studies, ethnographic inquiries, focus group research, surveys, and statistical analyses. From the "Dominicanization" of the Latino community in Waterbury, Connecticut, to the immigration experiences of Brazilians in Massachusetts, from the influence of Latino Catholics on New England's Catholic churches to the growth of a Latino community in Providence, Rhode Island, the essays included here contribute to a new and multifaceted view of the growing Pan-Latino presence in the birthplace of the United States.
| Author | : Donald E. Davis |
| Publisher | : Univ. of Tennessee Press |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2009-08-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1572336536 |
The Dalton-Whit?eld County area of Georgia has one of the highest concentrations of Latino residents in the southeastern United States. In 2006, a Washington Post article referred to the carpet-manufacturing city of Dalton as a "U.S. border town," even though the community lies more than twelve hundred miles from Mexico. Voices from the Nueva Frontera explores this phenomenon, providing an in-depth picture of Latino immigration and dispersal in rural America along with a framework for understanding the economic integration of the South with Latin America. Voices fr ...
| Author | : Melvin Delgado |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2017-06-27 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 019068481X |
The focus on Latinos in the United States has generally overlooked key social-economic-political dimensions that are not only growing in importance, but may ultimately hold an important key to how well this group does in the immediate and distant future in the country. The approximate ten-year period since this text's initial publication has witnessed an increase in scholarship and new social-political-economic developments regarding this population group. Social Work with Latinos, Second Edition captures these advances and adds to the existing body of work in this area. In particular, this revised edition provides an up-to-date demographic profile; identifies the rewards and challenges for the development of social work interventions focused on Latinos; includes a conceptual foundation from which to develop social work strategies for outreach, engagement, service-provision, and evaluation; features a series of case illustrations to highlight how cultural competency/humility can unfold to better reach this population group; grounds the Latino experience within a social, economic, cultural, and political context; and provides recommendations for social work education, research and practice.
| Author | : Mario T. García |
| Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
| Total Pages | : 282 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1469614111 |
Latino Generation: Voices of the New America
| Author | : Katie Coronado |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 2018-07-16 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1315284111 |
LatinX Voices is the first undergraduate textbook that includes an overview of Hispanic/LatinX Media in the U.S. and gives readers an understanding of how media in the United States has transformed around this audience. Based on the authors’ professional and research experience, and teaching broadcast media courses in the classroom, this text covers the evolving industry and offers perspective on topics related to Latin-American areas of interest. With professional testimonials from those who have left their mark in print, radio, television, film and new media, this collection of chapters brings together expert voices in Hispanic/LatinX media from across the U.S., and explains the impact of this population on the media industry today.
