Conversations across our America
Subtitle: talking about immigration and the Latinoization of the United States
By: by Louis G. Mendoza
Series: Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780292737389; 9780292738836; 9780292737396
Subjects: Hispanic influences; Social aspects; Interviews; Immigrants; Social conditions; Hispanic Americans; Civilization; Emigration and immigration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the Latinoization of the U.S. and "our" national culture; title: Leaving: home is no longer home; title: The crucible of change and adaptation; title: An emerging sense of mutuality; title: Confronting threats to community; title: Asserting rights; title: Internal migration; title: Living in the borderlands means...; title: Conclusion: nuestra America ahora: meditations on Latinoization, citizenship, and belonging.