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  Hispanic Americans: Reference Shelf , Volume 79, Number 1

   
 
 

Contents

 

Preface

 

I. The Hispanic-American Experience: Demographics and Beyond

Editor’s Introduction
1) Latino? Hispanic? Chicano? Juan Castillo. Austin American-Statesman
2) Hispanic Americans. Roberto Suro. World Almanac & Book of Facts
3) Racial, Ethnic Identities Evolve as Nation Changes. Chris Echegaray. Tampa Tribune
4) A Hybrid Tongue or Slanguage? Daniel Hernandez. Los Angeles Times
5) The Latino Culture Wars. Seth Kugel. The New York Times
6) Hispanics Have Made Great Strides But Are Still Striving. Sarah Coppola. Austin American-Statesman
7) The House That Used to Be in Mexico. Felix F. Gutierrez. Los Angeles Times
8) Changes in Rhythm for Florida. John-Thor Dahlburg. Los Angeles Times
9) The New Face of Appalachia. Kim Cobb. Houston Chronicle

II. Hispanic Americans and the Immigration Debate

Editor’s Introduction
1) Assimilation, Past and Present. Robert A. Levine. Public Interest
2) Back to the Future. David Frum. National Review
3) English Spoken Here? Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr. National Journal
4) Illegal—but Essential. David Streitfeld. Los Angeles Times
5) My Life as an Illegal. John Spong. Texas Monthly
6) Divided over Immigration. Jennifer Delson. Hispanic

III. The Growing Political Clout of Hispanic Americans

Editor’s Introduction
1) A Latin Power Surge. Arian Campo-Flores and Howard Fineman. Newsweek
2) Latino Power? Roberto Suro. The Washington Post
3) Bush’s “Real” Hispanic Numbers. Richard Nadler. National Review
4) G.O.P. Risking Hispanic Votes on Immigration. David D. Kirkpatrick. The New York Times

IV. Cultural and Economic Influence

Editor’s Introduction
1) A Nueve Generation. Jordan Levin. The Miami Herald
2) Grading Hispanic Gains on TV? Start with ABC. Eric Deggans. St. Petersburg Times
3) Hispanics’ Web Identity Grows as Ads Target Diverse Audience. Alan Sipress. The Washington Post
4) English Enters into Media for Latinos. Leon Lazaroff. Chicago Tribune
5) Latino Marketing Goes Mainstream. Samar Farah. The Boston Globe
6) Pursuing Hispanic Wealth. Ben White. The Washington Post

V. Education and the Bilingual Debate

Editor’s Introduction
1) Bilingual or Immersion? Kendra Hamilton and Stephen Krashen. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
2) From the Beginning . . . There Needs to Be Light. Mayra Rodr’guez Valladares. Hispanic
3) Pew Report: Latinos More Likely than Blacks, Whites to Attend the Largest Public High Schools. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
4) Demographic Dilemma. Garry Boulard. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
5) Academe’s Hispanic Future. Peter Schmidt. The Chronicle of Higher Education

Bibliography

Books

Web Sites

Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts

Index

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