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American Latinos and the making of the United States : a theme study

United States. National Park System Advisory Board, (issuing body.).

Summary: American Latinos and the making of the United States: a theme study is intended to help increase opportunities for the public to learn about the role of American Latinos in the development of the United States.

Electronic resources

http://www.nps.gov/latino/latinothemestudy/

Record details

Physical Description: 403 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 28 cm
print
Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : National Park Service Advisory Board, American Latino Scholars Expert Panel, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Some illustrations and portraits in color. Shipping list number: 2013-0257-P.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographic references.
Formatted Contents Note:	American Latinos and the making of the United States: an introduction / Frances Negrón-Muntaner and Virginia Sánchez-Korrol -- Core essay. The American Latino heritage / Stephen J. Pitti -- Making a nation. The Latino crucible: its origins in 19th-century wars, revolutions, and empire / Ramón A. Gutiérrez ; An historic overview of Latino immigration and the demographic transformation of the United States / David Gutiérrez ; Envisioning and re-visioning the nation: Latino intellectual traditions / Nicolás Kanellos ; More than 200 years of Latino media in the United States / Félix Gutiérrez -- Making a life. Endurance and transformation: horizons of Latino faith / Timothy Matovina ; A panorama of Latino arts / Tomás Ybarra-Frausto ; Beyond the Latino sports hero: the role of sports in creating communities, networks, and identities / José M. Alamillo ; Coming home to salsa: Latino roots of American food / Jeffrey Pilcher -- Making a living. Latino workers / Zaragosa Vargas ; Entrepreneurs from the beginning: Latino business & commerce since the 16th century / Geraldo Cadava ; American science, American medicine, and American Latinos / John Mckiernan-González ; Fighting on two fronts: Latinos in the military / Lorena Oropeza -- Making a democracy. Demanding equal political voice...and accepting nothing less: the quest for a Latino political inclusion / Louis DeSipio ; Latinos and the law / Margaret E. Montoya ; Demanding their rights: the Latino struggle for educational access and equity / Victoria-María MacDonald ; Late-20th century immigration and U.S. foreign policy: forging Latino identity in the minefields of political memory / Lillian Guerra -- Further readings.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available online via the World Wide Web from the NPS website (as of August 4, 2013).
Funding Information Note:	"Funding for this publication was provided by the National Park Service and the American Latino Heritage Fund of the National Park Foundation"--Page [4] of cover.