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The new Americans? : immigration, protest, and the politics of Latino identity / Heather Silber Mohamed.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mohamed, Heather Silber, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity.
- Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
- Summary:
- The New Americans? analyzes how protest and the immigration debate influence Latinos' sense of belonging in the U.S.
- Contents:
- "We are America"
- Becoming American: the politics-to-identity link
- From assimilation to nationalism to "we are American": immigration law, social movements, and identity frames, 1900s-2006
- The immigration paradox: Latino policy priorities and the limits of pan-ethnic unity
- Defining American: identification, political socialization, and protest politics
- Becoming American? Identity acquisition among Latinos in the United States
- Can protests make Latinos "American"? The 2006 marches and the politics-to-identity link
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7006-2387-6
- OCLC:
- 974015159
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