Latinos in the Midwest / edited by Rubén O. Martinez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martinez, Ruben Orlando.

Series:

Latinos in the United States

Latinos in the United States series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Middle West.

Hispanic Americans.

Middle West.

Physical Description:

xi, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2011]

Summary:

The 11 essays of this collection provide an up-to-date overview of the lives of Latinos in the American Midwest, with attention to the impact they experience from various official agencies such as immigration, healthcare, and law enforcement. Using nationwide and local studies, the chapters interpret and analyze statistics and findings concerning demographics throughout the region to demonstrate key issues such as employment, financial and physical well-being, and useful and accessible education. Individual case studies are described at length in some of the essays, giving the reader an insight into the realities of daily life. Martinez is director of the Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan State U. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Foreword / Francisco A. Villarruel

Introduction / Ruben Martinez

Atzlan in the Midwest and other counter-narratives revealed / Sandra M. Gonzales

The changing demography of Latinos in the Midwest / Rogelio Saenz

Cosas politicas : Latino political views by region / Arturo Vega, Ruben Martinez, and Tia Stevens

Institutional obstacles to incorporation : Latino immigrant experiences in a mid-size rustbelt city / Theo J. Majka and Linda C. Majka

Impact of immigration and customs enforcement raid on Marshalltown, Iowa / Jan L. Flora, Claudia Prado-Meza, Hannah Lewis, Cesar Montalvo, and Frank Dunn

Health needs of Latina women in central Illinois : promoting early detection of cervical and breast cancer / Lydia Buki, Jennifer Mayfield, and Andrade

Latino ethnicity as a risk factor for arrest : U.S. minority and regional effects / Mike Tapia, Donald T. Hutcherson, and Ana Campos-Holland

Litigating bilingual education : a history of the Gomez decision in Illinois

David A. Badillo

Reaching across borders : the transnationalizing effect of Mexican migration on public schools in the outskirts of Chicago / Jennifer Tello Buntin

Increasing knowledge and networking opportunities for small scale Mexican growers in southwest Michigan / Maria Josef Santos and Antonio Castro Escobar

A people's mural in Detroit's Mexican town / George Vargas

Conclusion / Ruben Martinez.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780870139963

0870139967

OCLC:

687650215