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  • Porous Borders

    Multiracial Migrations and the Law in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

    by Julian Lim ...
    Series series The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History
    With the railroad’s arrival in the late nineteenth century, immigrants of all colors rushed to the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, transforming the region into a booming international hub of economic and human activity. Following the stream of Mexican, Chinese, and African American migration, Julian Lim presents a fresh study of the multiracial intersections of the borderlands, where diverse peoples ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Chinese Cinema Book

    Edited by Song Hwee Lim, Julian Ward ...
    This revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of cinema in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as to disaporic and transnational Chinese film-making, from the beginnings of cinema to the present day. Chapters by leading international scholars are grouped in thematic sections addressing key historical periods, film movements, genres, stars and ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

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    Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life

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    The deeply reported story of identical twin brothers who escape El Salvador's violence to build new lives in California—fighting to survive, to stay, and to belong.“Impeccably timed, intimately reported, and beautifully expressed.”—The New York TimesNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • WINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR BOOK PRIZE • SILVER WINNER OF THE CALIFORNIA BOOK ... Read more

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  • Barrio Libre

    Criminalizing States and Delinquent Refusals of the New Frontier

    by Gilberto Rosas ...
    The city of Nogales straddles the border running between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. On the Mexican side, marginalized youths calling themselves Barrio Libre (Free 'Hood) employ violence, theft, and bribery to survive, often preying on undocumented migrants who navigate the city's sewer system to cross the US-Mexico border. In this book, Gilberto Rosas draws on his in-depth ethnographic research ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • One Nation, One Standard

    An Ex-Liberal on How Hispanics Can Succeed Just Like Other Immigrant Groups

    by Herman Badillo ...
    Why aren’t Hispanics succeeding like Asians, Jews, and other immigrant groups in America? Herman Badillo's answer is as politically incorrect as the question: Hispanics simply don’t put the same emphasis on education as other immigrant groups.As the nation’s first Puerto Rican–born U.S. congressman, the trailblazing Badillo once supported bilingual education and other government programs he ... Read more

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  • Black behind the Ears

    Dominican Racial Identity from Museums to Beauty Shops

    by Ginetta E. B. Candelario ...
    Black behind the Ears is an innovative historical and ethnographic examination of Dominican identity formation in the Dominican Republic and the United States. For much of the Dominican Republic’s history, the national body has been defined as “not black,” even as black ancestry has been grudgingly acknowledged. Rejecting simplistic explanations, Ginetta E. B. Candelario suggests that it is not a ... Read more

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  • Latino America

    How America's Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation

    by Matt Barreto, Gary M Segura ...
    Sometime in April 2014, somewhere in a hospital in California, a Latino child tipped the demographic scales as Latinos displaced non-Hispanic whites as the largest racial/ethnic group in the state. So, one-hundred-sixty-six years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought the Mexican province of Alta California into the United States, Latinos once again became the largest population in the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Sueños Americanos

    Barrio Youth Negotiating Social and Cultural Identities

    by Julio Cammarota ...
    Education is a primary route to rewarding employment and economic security. It is particularly significant for the future prospects of children who are ethnic minorities, were born into disadvantaged economic circumstances, or are dealing with language barriers.For nearly a decade Julio Cammarota interviewed and observed Latino youth between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four who lived in a ... Read more

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  • ¡Tequila!

    Distilling the Spirit of Mexico

    by Marie Sarita Gaytán ...
    Italy has grappa, Russia has vodka, Jamaica has rum. Around the world, certain drinks—especially those of the intoxicating kind—are synonymous with their peoples and cultures. For Mexico, this drink is tequila. For many, tequila can conjure up scenes of body shots on Cancún bars and coolly garnished margaritas on sandy beaches. Its power is equally strong within Mexico, though there the drink is ... Read more

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  • Chicano Popular Culture, Second Edition

    Que Hable el Pueblo

    by Charles M. Tatum ...
    Series series The Mexican American Experience
    Chicano Popular Culture, Second Edition provides a fascinating, timely, and accessible introduction to Chicano cultural expression and representation. New sections discuss music, with an emphasis on hip-hop and rap; cinema and filmmakers; media, including the contributions of Jorge Ramos and María Hinojosa; and celebrations and other popular traditions, including quinceañeras, cincuentañeras, and ... Read more

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  • Latino Image Makers in Hollywood

    Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s

    by Frank Javier Garcia Berumen ...
    Latinos have been part of the Hollywood film industry for more than 100 years, yet beyond the remarkable success of a few, their visibility and clout have generally not reflected their significance in American society. Worse, the Latino image has suffered from widespread stereotyping in film, and performers face unjustified constraints in the kinds of roles available to them.Decade by decade from ... Read more

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  • Open Your Heart

    Religion and Cultural Poetics of Greater Mexico

    by David P. Sandell ...
    Series series Latino Perspectives
    In this ethnography of Catholic religious practice in Fresno, California, David P. Sandell unveils ritualized storytelling that Mexican and Mexican American people of faith use to cope with racism and poverty associated with colonial, capitalist, and modern social conditions. Based on in-depth interviews and extensive field research conducted in 2000 and 2001, Sandell's work shows how people use ... Read more

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