Barrio America : how Latino immigrants saved the American City A.K. Sandoval-Strausz

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandoval-Strausz, A. K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--United States--Case studies.

Urban renewal.

Neighborhoods--United States--Case studies.

Neighborhoods.

Cities and towns--Study and teaching--United States--Case studies.

Cities and towns.

Community development, Urban--United States--Case studies.

Community development, Urban.

Hispanic Americans--Case studies.

Hispanic Americans.

Physical Description:

ix, 400 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Basic Books, 2019.

Summary:

"The compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation's cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight. Thirty years ago, most people were ready to give up on American cities. We are commonly told that it was a "creative class" of young professionals who revived a moribund urban America in the 1990s and 2000s. But this stunning reversal owes much more to another, far less visible group: Latino and Latina newcomers. Award-winning historian A. K. Sandoval-Strausz reveals this history by focusing on two barrios: Chicago's Little Village and Dallas's Oak Cliff. These neighborhoods lost residents and jobs for decades before Latin American immigration turned them around beginning in the 1970s. As Sandoval-Strausz shows, Latinos made cities dynamic, stable, and safe by purchasing homes, opening businesses, and reviving street life. Barrio America uses vivid oral histories and detailed statistics to show how the great Latino migrations transformed America for the better." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

ISBN:

9781541697249

1541697243

OCLC:

1134982784