This revised and updated thirty-two-page supplement uses real examples to detail politics related to Latino Americans.
This book examines the various ways politics plays out in the Mexican-origin community, from grassroots action and voter turnout to elected representation, public policy creation, and the influence of lobbying organizations.
This book examines the various ways politics plays out in the Mexican-origin community, from grassroots action and voter turnout to elected representation, public policy creation, and the influence of lobbying organizations.
This book sheds new light on the process of political identity formation through a study of the identity politics practiced by four major Mexican American political organizations—the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic ...
Evaluates and analyzes the past and evolving role of Hispanics in American politics.
The essays provide thorough accounts of the relevant people, places, and events and provide a broad overview of Latino/a political participation in the United States.
Ironically, as of 1988, LULAC could claim fewer than 5,000 dues-paying members, yet a dedicated and skillful leadership secured sufficient government and corporate monies to make LULAC one of the most visible and active groups in Mexican ...
Reimers, David M. Still the Golden Door: The Third World Comes to America. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. Reisler, Mark. By the Sweat of Their Brow: Mexican Immigrant Labor in the United States, 1900–1940.
Authored by leading scholar, F. Chris Garcia and Gabriel Sanchez, Hispanics and the U.S. Political System : Moving into the Mainstream focuses on the historical, contemporary and future role of Hispanics in the United States.
Content Description v. 1. African Americans and Asian Americans -- v. 2. Hispanic Americans and Native Americans.
Using the most extensive and currently available survey opinion data, this book empirically supports the argument that Latinos have emerged as a convergent panethnic political group, beyond the individual national origin identities dating ...