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Latino heartland : of borders and belonging in the midwest / Sujey Vega

Vega, Sujey [Verfasser]

New York : New York University Press, 2016

Oxford : Oxford University Press

1 Online-Ressource : Illustrations (black and white)

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-1-4798-7533-7 ; 978-1-47-986453-9

LB 48610

 

USA  Lafayette, Ind.  Hispanos  Soziale Situation  Ethnische Beziehungen 

 

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National immigration debates have thrust both opponents of immigration and immigrant rights supporters into the news. But what happens once the rallies end and the banners come down? What is daily life like for Latinos who have been presented nationally as terrorists, drug smugglers, alien gangs, and violent criminals? 'Latino Heartland' offers an ethnography of the Latino and non-Latino residents of a small Indiana town, showing how national debate pitted neighbour against neighbour - and the strategies some used to combat such animosity. It conveys the lived impact of divisive political rhetoric on immigration and how race, gender, class, and ethnicity inform community belonging in the 21st century.