Hispanic Spaces, Latino Places: Community and Cultural Diversity in Contemporary AmericaDaniel Arreola Hispanics/Latinos are the largest ethnic minority in the United States--but they are far from being a homogenous group. Mexican Americans in the Southwest have roots that extend back four centuries, while Dominicans and Salvadorans are very recent immigrants. Cuban Americans in South Florida have very different occupational achievements, employment levels, and income from immigrant Guatemalans who work in the poultry industry in Virginia. In fact, the only characteristic shared by all Hispanics/Latinos in the United States is birth or ancestry in a Spanish-speaking country. In this book, sixteen geographers and two sociologists map the regional and cultural diversity of the Hispanic/Latino population of the United States. They report on Hispanic communities in all sections of the country, showing how factors such as people's country/culture of origin, length of time in the United States, and relations with non-Hispanic society have interacted to create a wide variety of Hispanic communities. Identifying larger trends, they also discuss the common characteristics of three types of Hispanic communities--those that have always been predominantly Hispanic, those that have become Anglo-dominated, and those in which Hispanics are just becoming a significant portion of the population. |
Contents
PART I CONTINUOUS COMMUNITIES | 37 |
PART II DISCONTINUOUS COMMUNITIES | 77 |
PART III NEW COMMUNITIES | 143 |
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References to this book
Race, Ethnicity, and Place in a Changing America John W. Frazier,Eugene Tettey-Fio No preview available - 2006 |