There are an estimated forty-eight million Latinas/os living in the
United States, roughly sixteen percent of the population. Not only are
they the largest minority group in the country but also the youngest:
one out of five children is Latina/o. The rise in the Latina/o
population has caused for panic in some areas of the country,
resulting in hostile and sometimes violent racism and xenophobia, and
yet, much of that hatred is fueled not on facts but rather on myths
about immigration. To date, most studies on immigration have been data
driven, focusing on migrating groups or policy analyses. Latina/o Hope
is different. It incorporates salient theories on migration as it
moves toward a new theorizing, one that views immigration from the
immigrant's perspective. Thus, it integrates research into the
depiction of various slices of immigrant experience—the young women
disappearing in the city of Juarez, the various students at various
stages of their educational journeys,the young children in need of ESL
programs, the ethnically-mixed immigrants, the undocumented workers,
and others. Latina/o Hope discusses the impact of neoliberal policies
and global capitalization on the daily lives of Latina/o immigrants,
serving as an inspiration for dialogue, praxis and imagination to love
and serve one another.
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ISBN
9789400705043
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
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Springer
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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