Download or read book Latino Politics in California written by Aníbal Yáñez-Chávez and published by University of California, San Diego, Center for U.S.-Mexicanstudies. This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume analyzes Latino politics in the United States through the lens of California. With Propositions 187 and 209 (the California Civil Rights Initiative) bringing particular urgency to this issue, the contributors present a broad picture of the history, demography, and contemporary challenges of Latino ethnic politics. They examine the presumed link between increases in the Latino population and enhanced Latino influence in politics; the factors that may restrict Latino political engagement, especially electoral participation; the very strong impact that education produces in the political behavior of Latino groups; and how migration interacts with ethnic politics in an age of dramatic global and regional shifts toward transnationalization. The authors consider strategies with potential to enhance Hispanics political participation, including raising their levels of educational attainment, conducting voter education and registration drives, encouraging increased naturalization rates, and so on. But perhaps the most powerful approach, an undercurrent running throughout the volume, is a redefinition of where to draw the contours of community. mobilization of the Latino community alone is not enough. Latinos' best chance for success lies in forming coalitions with non-Latino groups. This message is underscored by the electoral successes Latinos have chalked up in California, all the result of Latino candidates' abilities to reach beyond their ethnic community to attract voters in a broad range of constituencies.
Download or read book The Search for a Civic Voice written by Kenneth C. Burt and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Search for a Civic Voice: California Latino Politics is the story of ordinary people who did extraordinary things. It is a story of firsts. The first appointees to state boardsand commissions, the first judges, the first city council members and state legislators. It is also the story of out lawing school segregation, obtaining old age pensions for non-citizens, and organizing farm workers."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Power Shift written by David R. Ayón and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fluid Borders written by Lisa García Bedolla and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-10-07 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This project examines the political dynamics of Latino immigrants in California.
Download or read book Latino Politics written by Lisa Garc¿a Bedolla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this popular text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Latino participation in US politics. Focusing on six Latino groups - Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Guatemalans - the book explores the migration history of each group and shows how that experience has been affected by US foreign policy and economic interests in each country of origin. The political status of Latinos on arrival in the United States, including their civil rights, employment opportunities, and political incorporation, is then examined. Finally, the analysis follows each group’s history of collective mobilization and political activity, drawing out the varied ways they have engaged in the US political system. Using the tension between individual agency and structural constraints as its central organizing theme, the discussion situates Latino migrants, and their children, within larger macro economic and geo-political structures that influence their decisions to migrate and their ability to adapt socially, economically, and politically to their new country. It also demonstrates how Latinos continually have shown that through political action they can significantly improve their channels of opportunity. Thus, the book encourages students to think critically about what it means to be a racialized minority group within a majoritarian US political system, and how that position structures Latinos’ ability to achieve their social, economic, and political goals.
Download or read book Latinos and Public Policy in California written by David Lopez and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wedges and Quakes written by Daniel M. Gutierrez and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Despite being the largest minority in the U.S. the politics of Latinos remains an understudied and misunderstood phenomenon. While this dearth of knowledge can partially be attributed to neglect, when political scientists have taken an interest, they have too often relied upon ordinary circumstances and traditional thinking to classify the political identity and behavior of Latinos. When these conventional frames have fallen short, Latinos have either been cast-off as a defective version of the dominant typological exemplars, or worse, deemed as apolitical. To correct these deficiencies of scholarship, this study uses the wedge initiatives in California (Proposition 187; 209 and 227) to measure the political response of Latinos to a series of controversial political events in order to test the validity of traditional political identity frames in a contextual and contentious environment. In addition, the operating thesis of this work advances the notion of cultural citizenship as a viable and superior alternative to traditional group identity models and as a concept that successfully incorporates the unique experience of Latinos into its framework.
Download or read book Racial and Ethnic Politics in California written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Paths to Political Incorporation for Latinos and Asian Pacifics in California written by Steven P. Erie and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Latino Politics in America written by John A. García and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latinos constitute the fastest-growing population in the United States today, and Latino political participation is growing rapidly. Still, Latino political power is not commensurate with the numbers, and much potential remains to be tapped. In LatinoPolitics in America, author John A. García examines the development of this vibrant community and points the way toward a future of shared interests and coalitions among the diverse Latino subgroups. This newly revised edition lays out the basic factsof Latino America—who Latinos are, where they come from, where they reside—and then connects these facts to political realities of immigration, citizenship, voting, education, organization, and leadership. García's nuanced portrait of contemporary Latinopolitical life, first published in 2003, has been updated throughout to include data from the 2010 census and the 2008 and 2010 elections.
Download or read book Hispanics and the U S Political System written by Chris Garcia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Hispanic population in the U.S. grows, so too does its influence. The general election in 2000 marked an era of increased influence and awareness by Hispanics in politics both as voters and politicians. While it is clear that Latinos are influencing and changing politics, the impact on politics in the U.S. is still not clear. Authored by leading scholar, F. Chris Garcia and Gabriel Sanchez, Hispanics and the U.S. Political System : Moving into the Mainstream focuses on the historical, contemporary and future role of Hispanics in the United States.
Download or read book Building a Local Base for Latino Political Power in California written by Robert R. Brischetto and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pursuing Power written by F. Chris Garcia and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Latinos in the US are becoming a large, significant and growing political constituency, the US has has become increasingly and rapidly Latinized in many cultural aspects. This work takes an in-depth look at the political aspects of this cultural and political browning of America.
Download or read book Latino Politics Identity Mobilization and Representation written by Rodolfo Espino and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the dramatic growth of the Latino population in America, in combination with the relative decline of the Anglo (non-Hispanic white) share, Latino Studies is increasingly at the forefront of political concern. With Latino Politics: Identity, Mobilization, and Representation, editors Rodolfo Espino, David L. Leal, and Kenneth J. Meier bring together essays from a number of leading scholars to address the ever-more important issues within the field. Providing an overview of issues surrounding Latino identity and political opinion--such as differences among Latino groups based on national origin, the importance of descriptive representation, and issues of competition and cooperation, particularly with reference to African Americans--the editors speak to the many fundamental debates ingrained in the discipline. In addition to highlighting important contributions of the study of Latino politics to date, this volume suggests areas that have yet to be explored and, perhaps more importantly, demonstrates how the study of Latino politics relates to broader questions of American politics and society. Foregrounding debates in the overall discipline of political science, the collection will appeal to those who study Latino politics as well as those who are interested in understanding American politics and society with reference to Latino and "minority" concerns. Contributors Rodney E. Hero, University of Notre Dame * Benjamin Márquez, University of Wisconsin, Madison * David L. Leal, University of Texas at Austin * Michael Jones-Correa, Cornell University * Matt A. Barreto, University of Washington * Ricardo Ramírez, University of Southern California * Louis DeSipio, University of California, Irvine * Adrian D. Pantoja, Arizona State University * Sylvia Manzano, Texas A&M University * Helena Alves Rodrigues, University of Arizona * Gary M. Segura, University of Washington * René R. Rocha, University of Iowa * Luis Ricardo Fraga, University of Washington * Sharon A. Navarro, University of Texas at San Antonio * Rodolfo Espino, Arizona State University * Jason P. Casellas, University of Texas at Austin * Eric Gonzalez Juenke, University of Colorado at Boulder * Nick A. Theobald, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo * Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Texas Christian University * Manuel Avalos, Arizona State University * Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University
Download or read book Latino Metropolis written by Victor M. Valle and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles: scratch the surface of the city's image as a rich mosaic of multinational cultures and a grittier truth emerges-its huge, shimmering economy was built on the backs of largely Latino immigrants and still depends on them. This book exposes the underside of the development and restructuring that have turned Los Angeles into a global city, and in doing so it reveals the ways in which ideas about ethnicity-Latino identity itself-are implicated and elaborated in the process."A truly pathbreaking work that puts Latinos where they belong: in the center of debate about the future of the U
Download or read book Latino Politics written by Lisa Garc¿a Bedolla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this popular text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Latino political engagement in US politics. Focusing on six Latino groups – Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Guatemalans – the book explores the migration history of each and examines their political status on arrival in the United States, including their civil rights, employment opportunities, and political incorporation. Finally, the analysis follows each group’s history of collective mobilization and political activity, drawing out the varied ways they have engaged in the US political system. Fully revised and updated, the new edition explores the state of Latino politics under both the Obama and Trump Administrations, discussing issues such as migrant detention at the US–Mexico border, the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and the thawing of relations between the United States and Cuba. It encourages students to think critically about what it means to be a racialized minority group within a majoritarian US political system, and how that position structures Latinos’ ability to achieve their social, economic, and political goals.
Download or read book Latinos and the U S Political System written by Rodney E. Hero and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-18 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of American politics from the vantage point of the Latino political condition.
