Hispanic Spaces, Latino Places: Community and Cultural Diversity in Contemporary America

Published by University of Texas Press 2004

Hispanic Spaces, Latino Places

Community and Cultural Diversity in Contemporary America

Edited by: Daniel D. Arreola

https://doi.org/10.7560/702677

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About this book

Hispanics/Latinos are the largest ethnic minority in the United States—but they are far from being a homogenous group. Mexican Americans in the Southwest have roots that extend back four centuries, while Dominicans and Salvadorans are very recent immigrants. Cuban Americans in South Florida have very different occupational achievements, employment levels, and income from immigrant Guatemalans who work in the poultry industry in Virginia. In fact, the only characteristic shared by all Hispanics/Latinos in the United States is birth or ancestry in a Spanish-speaking country.

In this book, sixteen geographers and two sociologists map the regional and cultural diversity of the Hispanic/Latino population of the United States. They report on Hispanic communities in all sections of the country, showing how factors such as people's country/culture of origin, length of time in the United States, and relations with non-Hispanic society have interacted to create a wide variety of Hispanic communities. Identifying larger trends, they also discuss the common characteristics of three types of Hispanic communities—those that have always been predominantly Hispanic, those that have become Anglo-dominated, and those in which Hispanics are just becoming a significant portion of the population.

Author / Editor information

Daniel D. Arreola is Professor of Geography at Arizona State University.

Reviews

This is a very important and timely book. It will make a major contribution to the literature on Hispanic/Latino migration, settlement, adaptation, politics, culture, and landscapes in the United States.

— Susan W. Hardwick

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Daniel D. Arreola Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Hispanic American Legacy, Latino American Diaspora Daniel D. Arreola Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
PART I. CONTINUOUS COMMUNITIES
2. The Plaza in Las Vegas, New Mexico: A Community Gathering Place Jeffrey S. Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
3. Social Geography of Laredo, Texas, Neighborhoods: Distinctiveness and Diversity in a Majority-Hispanic Place Michael S. Yoder and Renée LaPerrière de Gutiérrez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
PART II. DISCONTINUOUS COMMUNITIES
4. Barrio under Siege: Latino Sense of Place in San Francisco, California Brian J. Godfrey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
5. Globalization of the Barrio: Transformation of the Latino Cultural Landscapes of San Diego, California Lawrence A. Herzog Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
6. Barrio Space and Place in Southeast Los Angeles, California James R. Curtis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
PART III. NEW COMMUNITIES
7. Changing Latinization of New York City Inés M. Miyares Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
8. Soccer and Latino Cultural Space: Metropolitan Washington Fútbol Leagues Marie Price and Courtney Whitworth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
9. The Cultural Landscape of a Puerto Rican Neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio Albert Benedict and Robert B. Kent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
10. Latinos in Polynucleated Kansas City Steven L. Driever Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
11. Latino Commerce in Northern Nevada Kate A. Berry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
12. Se Venden Aquí: Latino Commercial Landscapes in Phoenix, Arizona Alex Oberle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
13. Hispanics in the American South and the Transformation of the Poultry Industry William Kandel and Emilio A. Parrado Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
14. Hispanization of Hereford, Texas Terrence W. Haverluk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329

Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 344

eBook

Published: July 21, 2009
ISBN: 9780292797444