Latinos and Latinas at Risk

Gabriel Gutiérrez, PhD, is director of the Center for the Study of the Peoples of the Americas (CESPA) and professor of Chicano/a studies at California State University, Northridge.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Volume 1
Section 1: Latinos and Latinas: An Overview
1 Who Are Latinos and Latinas?
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Who Are Latinos/as?
2 Latinos and Latinas: The 2010 U.S. Census
Gabriel Gutiérrez
3 Regional Distribution of Latino and Latina Population
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Latinos/as and 2010 U.S. Census
4 Latinos/as and Racial Identification
Gabriel Gutiérrez
5 Politics, Economics, and Education of Latinos/as: The 2010 U.S. Census
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Politics, Economics, and Education
Section 2: Cultural Diversity and Public Policy
6 Culture Wars, Violence, and Latinos/as
Gabriel Gutiérrez
7 The Latino/a Immigrant Threat Narrative and Anti-Latino Violence
Ana M. Hidalgo
Further Investigations: Culture Wars, Violence, and Latinos and Latinas
8 Diversity under Attack
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Diversity under Attack
9 Whiteness, Diversity, and Lack of Historical Perspective
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Whiteness, Diversity, and Lack of Historical Perspective
10 U.S. Policy, Human Value, and Latinos/as at the Turn of the 21st Century
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: U.S. Policy and Human Value, and Latinos/as at the Turn of the Century
Section 3: Migration and Immigration
11 Discovery Myths: First People, First Settlers
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Discovery Myths, First People, First Settlers
12 Chronology of Latinos/as in the Americas
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: The United States and Latin America
13 Latinidad and the Maya Diaspora in the United States
Alicia Estrada
14 Maya Youth and Cultural Sustainability in the United States
Flori Boj-Lopez
15 Three Generations of Indigeneity, Migration, and Identity
mark! Lopez
Further Investigations: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Sustainability
16 Immigration Laws and Latinos/as
Martha Escobar
17 "Secure Communities": Anti-Immigrant Policies and the Impact of ICE and Homeland Security
Bryant Partida
18 Immigration and Immigrant Stereotyping in the United States: Economy, Crime, and Harmful Myth Making
José M. Beltrán
Further Investigations: Immigration Policy Myths and Realities
19 The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act
Selene Salas
20 The Rhetoric of the DREAM Act
José Prado
Further Investigations: Rhetoric and Policy of the DREAM Act
Section 4: The Economy, Politics, and Social Justice
21 The Great Recession and Its Impact on the Chicana/o Community
David Rodriguez
Further Investigations: The Great Recession
22 Economic Stratification: Understanding Latina/o Class Differences
Yanet Lopez
23 Remittances: The Risks and Opportunities of "Sending Money Home"
Jennifer Victoria
24 Latino/a Purchasing Power and Changing Dynamics of Marketing
Jocelyn Gomez
Further Investigations: Latino/a Economic Contributions and Developments
25 Latino/a Voter Suppression: An Overview of Methods
Raúl Melgoza Jr.
26 Environmental Racism
Rebecca Gómez
Further Investigations: Latino Voter Suppression, Representation, and Environmental Racism
27 Critical Issues for the Latino/a LGBT Community
David Guzman
Further Investigations: Latino/a LGBT Critical Issues
28 Foreign Relations
Miriam Morales
29 United States–Cuban Relations: The Cuban Five
Ariana Chavez and Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Latinos/as, International Relations, and Foreign Policy
30 Latino/a Military Participation and Education
Tomás F. Summers Sandoval Jr.
31 Latinos, Cultural Identity, and U.S. Military Service: Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Miguel Jimenez
Further Investigations: Latinos/as and Military Service
32 Sparking the Latino Political Imagination: A Conversation with Presente.org Cofounder and Writer Roberto Lovato
Oriel María Siu
Further Investigations: Presente.org
33 Biography: Linda Chavez-Thompson
Jocelyn Gomez
34 Biography: Sonia Sotomayor
Selene Salas
Further Investigations: Linda Chavez-Thompson and Sonia Sotomayor
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Section 5: Health Issues and Community Transformation
35 Latinos/as and Obesity
Monica Hernandez
36 Alcohol Industry Marketing in Latino/a Communities
Cynthia Cifuentes
Further Investigations: Marketing and Consumption
37 Food Justice: Marketing to the Latino/a Communities
Soraira Urquiza
38 Community and Home Gardens: Transformative Spaces for Lower-Income Communities of Color
Nadia Zepeda
Further Investigations: Food Justice and Food Sovereignty
39 The Wall—Las Memorias Project and Monument
Gabriel Gutiérrez and David Guzman
Further Investigations: Community Advocacy and HIV/AIDS Awareness
40 Biography: Eva M. Moya
Bryant Partida
41 Biography: Richard H. Carmona
Adan Garcia
42 Biography: Richard L. Zaldivar
Gabriel Gutiérrez and David Guzman
Further Investigations: Health Advocates
Section 6: Education
43 Latina/o Language Minority Parental Involvement in Children's Education
Lily Galanis-Olaez
44 Parent Alienation in Charter Schools
José Prado
Further Investigations: Parental Alienation and Involvement in Education
45 Latinas and the Educational Crisis
Eva J. Longoria
46 Latinas in Higher Education: Resistencia and Challenges
Nadia Zepeda
Further Investigations: Latinas in Secondary and Higher Education
47 Latino/a High School Graduation and Push-Out/Dropout Rates
Norma Franco
48 School-to-Prison Pipeline: Personal and Professional Experiences
Alberto Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Push-Out/Dropout and School-to-Prison Pipeline
49 Multicultural Mathematics
Gabriel Gutiérrez and Monica Armendariz
50 Multicultural Science Education
Gabriel Gutiérrez and Monica Armendariz
Further Investigations: Multicultural Mathematics and Science Education
51 No Child Left Behind
Angelica Amezcua
Further Investigations: Latinos/as and Education Reforms
52 Bilingual Education Policy
Lily Galanis-Olaez
53 The Struggle for Mexican American Studies at Tucson Unified School District: A Case Study
Bryant Partida
54 Transnational Pedagogy: Moving From Immigrant Narratives to Critical Consciousness
Francisco Noé Tamayo
Further Investigations: Education Policy and Culturally Relevant Education
55 Biography: Jaime Escalante
Gabriel Gutiérrez
Further Investigations: Jaime Escalante
Section 7: Arts, Literature, Entertainment, and Youth Culture
56 Chicano/a Theater History: From Spanish Religious Plays to the Chicano Secret Service
Tomas Carrasco
Further Investigations: Latino/a Cultural Affirmation across Geography and Time
57 The Erasure of Mexicans in Blade Runner
Daniel Valencia
Further Investigations: Science Fiction and Representations of the Future of Latinos and Latinas
58 U.S Spanish-Language Television Network Ownership
Mario Tolentino
59 Latina/o Representation in U.S. Spanish-Language Television: Telenovelas and Identity
José F. Amaro
Further Investigations: U.S. Spanish-Language Media
60 Graffiti: Creating Alternative Life Spaces with Art
Norma Franco
61 Th3 Vid30 Gam3 1ndustry and Latinos/as
Mario Tolentino
62 Skateboarding in Barrios and Hoods
Angel F. Hernandez
Further Investigations: Latino/a Youth Cultural Practices
63 Biography: Sandra Cisneros
Norma Franco
64 Biography: Josefina Lopez
Monica Hernandez
65 Biography: Eugene Rodriguez
José F. Amaro
Further Investigations: Biographies: Literature and the Arts
Section 8: Media Literacy
66 Media Policy and Latinos/as at the Turn of the 21st Century
Gabriel Gutiérrez
67 The Alternative Media in Noncommercial Radio: The Case of Soul Rebel Radio
Miguel Paredes
Further Investigations: Media Policy and Alternative Media
68 The Digital Divide and the Latino Community: A New Conceptualization
Romelia Salinas
69 With His iPhone in His Hands: Documenting Stories of Place and Belonging en el Nuevo American South in the Age of Digital Technology
Salvador Barajas
Further Investigations: Digital Technology, Literacy, and Latinos and Latinas
Recommended Resources
Index
About the Editor and Contributors