How the United States Racializes Latinos: White Hegemony and Its Consequences
Latinos now constitute the largest racially-defined "minority" group in the United States. Not only has their racial identity been fiercely debated, but also the Latinization of US culture and politics remains a contentious issue. This book systematically explores these questions, examining both the past and present dynamics of the Latino/a experience in the US. Looking at census politics, panethnicity, violence and lynching, immigration and urbanization, education, language politics, and indeed the meaning of race itself, Cobas, Duany, and Feagin's volume is an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers and students seeking to make sense of contemporary US racial conditions. Highly recommended for course adoption! --Howard Winant, University of California, Santa BarbaraThe wait is over. We finally have a comprehensive book on the racialization of Latinos in the USA that is theoretically sophisticated, historically rich, and that deals with the multiple realities they face...A very important contribution! --Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke UniversityHow the United States Racializes Latinos should leave no doubt that many Latinos have been and continue to be subject to the pernicious effects of racialization. Cobas, Duany and Feagin s splendid collection of articles by noted scholars provides valuable lessons for how the United States will or should integrate today s large influx of Latino immigrants and their descendants. It will become essential reading for those interested in how the American prism of race is used to categorize, treat and stratify this nationally, culturally and phenotypically diverse group. --Edward E. Telles, Princeton University