ISBN:
9781623493899
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 238 Seiten
,
Diagramme
Edition:
First edition
DDC:
305.868/073
Keywords:
Hispanic Americans Social conditions 21st century
;
Hispanic American women Social conditions 21st century
;
American Dream
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Hispanos
;
Latina
;
American dream
;
Soziale Situation
Abstract:
Introduction / Sandra L. Hanson and John Kenneth White -- Whose dream?: US presidents, Hispanics, and the struggle for the American future / John Kenneth White -- DREAM-ing the American dream: the struggle to enact the DREAM Act / Matthew Green -- "The American dream": walking toward and deporting it / Daniel Martinez, Jeremy Slack, Alex E. Chavez, and Scott Whiteford -- Hispanics and the American dream: lessons from the experiences of Hispanics across nationalities residing in Washington, DC / Enrique S. Pumar -- The color of the dream: Latino/as, African Americans, and the American dream / Steven A. Tuch -- From the margins to the center: the US Catholic bishops, Latino/as, and the American dream in the twentieth century / Maria Mazzenga and Todd Scribner -- Changing for the dream?: Latino/a religious change and socioeconomic success / Jessica Hamar Martinez and Phillip Connor -- Latino/a, American, dream: men, women / Sandra L. Hanson -- Conclusion / Sandra L. Hanson and John Kenneth White
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction / Sandra L. Hanson and John Kenneth WhiteWhose dream?: US presidents, Hispanics, and the struggle for the American future / John Kenneth White -- DREAM-ing the American dream: the struggle to enact the DREAM Act / Matthew Green -- "The American dream": walking toward and deporting it / Daniel Martinez, Jeremy Slack, Alex E. Chavez, and Scott Whiteford -- Hispanics and the American dream: lessons from the experiences of Hispanics across nationalities residing in Washington, DC / Enrique S. Pumar -- The color of the dream: Latino/as, African Americans, and the American dream / Steven A. Tuch -- From the margins to the center: the US Catholic bishops, Latino/as, and the American dream in the twentieth century / Maria Mazzenga and Todd Scribner -- Changing for the dream?: Latino/a religious change and socioeconomic success / Jessica Hamar Martinez and Phillip Connor -- Latino/a, American, dream: men, women / Sandra L. Hanson -- Conclusion / Sandra L. Hanson and John Kenneth White.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://www.tamupress.com/product/Latinoa-American-Dream,8542.aspx
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