Latinos and Latinas at risk : issues in education, health, community, and justice /: issues in education, health, community, and justice. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gabriel Gutiérrez.
• Editors: Gutiérrez, Gabriel, 1967-
• Contents: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsVolume 1Section 1: Latinos and Latinas: An Overview1 Who Are Latinos and Latinas?Gabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Who Are Latinos/as?2 Latinos and Latinas: The 2010 U.S. CensusGabriel Gutiérrez3 Regional Distribution of Latino and Latina PopulationGabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Latinos/as and 2010 U.S. Census4 Latinos/as and Racial IdentificationGabriel Gutiérrez5 Politics, Economics, and Education of Latinos/as: The 2010 U.S. CensusGabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Politics, Economics, and EducationSection 2: Cultural Diversity and Public Policy6 Culture Wars, Violence, and Latinos/asGabriel Gutiérrez7 The Latino/a Immigrant Threat Narrative and Anti-Latino ViolenceAna M. HidalgoFurther Investigations: Culture Wars, Violence, and Latinos and Latinas8 Diversity under AttackGabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Diversity under Attack9 Whiteness, Diversity, and Lack of Historical PerspectiveGabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Whiteness, Diversity, and Lack of Historical Perspective10 U.S. Policy, Human Value, and Latinos/as at the Turn of the 21st CenturyGabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: U.S. Policy and Human Value, and Latinos/as at the Turn of the CenturySection 3: Migration and Immigration11 Discovery Myths: First People, First SettlersGabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Discovery Myths, First People, First Settlers12 Chronology of Latinos/as in the AmericasGabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: The United States and Latin America13 Latinidad and the Maya Diaspora in the United StatesAlicia Estrada14 Maya Youth and Cultural Sustainability in the United StatesFlori Boj-Lopez15 Three Generations of Indigeneity, Migration, and Identitymark! LopezFurther Investigations: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Sustainability16 Immigration Laws and Latinos/asMartha Escobar17 "Secure Communities": Anti-Immigrant Policies and the Impact of ICE and Homeland SecurityBryant Partida18 Immigration and Immigrant Stereotyping in the United States: Economy, Crime, and Harmful Myth MakingJosé M. BeltránFurther Investigations: Immigration Policy Myths and Realities19 The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) ActSelene Salas20 The Rhetoric of the DREAM ActJosé PradoFurther Investigations: Rhetoric and Policy of the DREAM ActSection 4: The Economy, Politics, and Social Justice21 The Great Recession and Its Impact on the Chicana/o CommunityDavid RodriguezFurther Investigations: The Great Recession22 Economic Stratification: Understanding Latina/o Class DifferencesYanet Lopez23 Remittances: The Risks and Opportunities of "Sending Money Home"Jennifer Victoria24 Latino/a Purchasing Power and Changing Dynamics of MarketingJocelyn GomezFurther Investigations: Latino/a Economic Contributions and Developments25 Latino/a Voter Suppression: An Overview of MethodsRaúl Melgoza Jr.26 Environmental RacismRebecca GómezFurther Investigations: Latino Voter Suppression, Representation, and Environmental Racism27 Critical Issues for the Latino/a LGBT CommunityDavid GuzmanFurther Investigations: Latino/a LGBT Critical Issues28 Foreign RelationsMiriam Morales29 United States–Cuban Relations: The Cuban FiveAriana Chavez and Gabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Latinos/as, International Relations, and Foreign Policy30 Latino/a Military Participation and EducationTomás F. Summers Sandoval Jr.31 Latinos, Cultural Identity, and U.S. Military Service: Wars in Afghanistan and IraqMiguel JimenezFurther Investigations: Latinos/as and Military Service32 Sparking the Latino Political Imagination: A Conversation with Presente.org Cofounder and Writer Roberto LovatoOriel María SiuFurther Investigations: Presente.org33 Biography: Linda Chavez-ThompsonJocelyn Gomez34 Biography: Sonia SotomayorSelene SalasFurther Investigations: Linda Chavez-Thompson and Sonia SotomayorVolume I1Section 5: Health Issues and Community Transformation35 Latinos/as and ObesityMonica Hernandez36 Alcohol Industry Marketing in Latino/a CommunitiesCynthia CifuentesFurther Investigations: Marketing and Consumption37 Food Justice: Marketing to the Latino/a CommunitiesSoraira Urquiza38 Community and Home Gardens: Transformative Spaces for Lower-Income Communities of ColorNadia ZepedaFurther Investigations: Food Justice and Food Sovereignty39 The Wall—Las Memorias Project and MonumentGabriel Gutiérrez and David GuzmanFurther Investigations: Community Advocacy and HIV/AIDS Awareness40 Biography: Eva M. MoyaBryant Partida41 Biography: Richard H. CarmonaAdan Garcia42 Biography: Richard L. ZaldivarGabriel Gutiérrez and David GuzmanFurther Investigations: Health AdvocatesSection 6: Education43 Latina/o Language Minority Parental Involvement in Children's EducationLily Galanis-Olaez44 Parent Alienation in Charter SchoolsJosé PradoFurther Investigations: Parental Alienation and Involvement in Education45 Latinas and the Educational CrisisEva J. Longoria46 Latinas in Higher Education: Resistencia and ChallengesNadia ZepedaFurther Investigations: Latinas in Secondary and Higher Education47 Latino/a High School Graduation and Push-Out/Dropout RatesNorma Franco48 School-to-Prison Pipeline: Personal and Professional ExperiencesAlberto GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Push-Out/Dropout and School-to-Prison Pipeline49 Multicultural MathematicsGabriel Gutiérrez and Monica Armendariz50 Multicultural Science EducationGabriel Gutiérrez and Monica ArmendarizFurther Investigations: Multicultural Mathematics and Science Education51 No Child Left BehindAngelica AmezcuaFurther Investigations: Latinos/as and Education Reforms52 Bilingual Education PolicyLily Galanis-Olaez53 The Struggle for Mexican American Studies at Tucson Unified School District: A Case StudyBryant Partida54 Transnational Pedagogy: Moving From Immigrant Narratives to Critical ConsciousnessFrancisco Noé TamayoFurther Investigations: Education Policy and Culturally Relevant Education55 Biography: Jaime EscalanteGabriel GutiérrezFurther Investigations: Jaime EscalanteSection 7: Arts, Literature, Entertainment, and Youth Culture56 Chicano/a Theater History: From Spanish Religious Plays to the Chicano Secret ServiceTomas CarrascoFurther Investigations: Latino/a Cultural Affirmation across Geography and Time57 The Erasure of Mexicans in Blade RunnerDaniel ValenciaFurther Investigations: Science Fiction and Representations of the Future of Latinos and Latinas58 U.S Spanish-Language Television Network OwnershipMario Tolentino59 Latina/o Representation in U.S. Spanish-Language Television: Telenovelas and IdentityJosé F. AmaroFurther Investigations: U.S. Spanish-Language Media60 Graffiti: Creating Alternative Life Spaces with ArtNorma Franco61 Th3 Vid30 Gam3 1ndustry and Latinos/asMario Tolentino62 Skateboarding in Barrios and HoodsAngel F. HernandezFurther Investigations: Latino/a Youth Cultural Practices63 Biography: Sandra CisnerosNorma Franco64 Biography: Josefina LopezMonica Hernandez65 Biography: Eugene RodriguezJosé F. AmaroFurther Investigations: Biographies: Literature and the ArtsSection 8: Media Literacy66 Media Policy and Latinos/as at the Turn of the 21st CenturyGabriel Gutiérrez67 The Alternative Media in Noncommercial Radio: The Case of Soul Rebel RadioMiguel ParedesFurther Investigations: Media Policy and Alternative Media68 The Digital Divide and the Latino Community: A New ConceptualizationRomelia Salinas69 With His iPhone in His Hands: Documenting Stories of Place and Belonging en el Nuevo American South in the Age of Digital TechnologySalvador BarajasFurther Investigations: Digital Technology, Literacy, and Latinos and LatinasRecommended ResourcesIndexAbout the Editor and Contributors.
• Publisher Details: New York : Greenwood
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (864 pages)
• Subjects: 305.868073; Social Science -- Ethnic Studies -- Hispanic American Studies; Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Hispanic Americans -- Education; Hispanic Americans -- Health and hygiene; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; History; United States -- Ethnic relations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216109532
• Related ISBNs: 9780313399251
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