Inside the Latin@ Experience: A Latin@ Studies Reader

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Changing the National Ethos or Just Being American? Latin@ Political Participation....Pages 3-22
State-Federal Relations Concerning Latin@ Civil Rights in the United States....Pages 23-36
Latin@s in the U.S. Military....Pages 37-50
The “Swirl” Migration of Mexican-Origin Students: A Cross-Border Analysis Using the Mexican and U.S. Censuses....Pages 51-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Making, Buying, Selling, and Using the Umbrella: Recognizing the Nuances of Latin@ Popular Culture....Pages 75-92
Traveling on the Biliteracy Highway: Educators Paving a Road toward Conocimiento....Pages 93-109
Traditional Cultural Expressions: An Analysis of the Secular and Religious Folkways of Latin@s in the United States....Pages 111-127
Language and Identity of Immigrant Central American Pentecostal Youth in Southern California....Pages 129-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Staging the Self, Staging Empowerment:An Overview of Latina Theater and Performance....Pages 151-172
Literary Currency: Coined Contributions of Latin@ Literature in the United States....Pages 173-191
Politics of Aesthetics: Mariachi Music in the United States....Pages 193-209
From Boricua Dancers to Salsa Soldiers: The Cultural Politics of Globalized Salsa Dancing in Chicago....Pages 211-226
Epilogue A Final Look at the Latin@ Experience: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 227-233
Back Matter....Pages 235-265