Latino Cultural Citizenship

by William Flores, Rina Benmayor

Overview

Through years of ethnographic work in Latino centers in San Antonio, Los Angeles, New York, San Jose, and Watsonville, California, eight prominent Latino scholars from disciplines such as anthropology, political science, and literary and legal studies explore the dynamics of Latino community-building and "cultural citizenship"-the use of cultural expression to claim political rights in the larger culture while maintaining a vibrant local identity. Chapters detail acts of cultural affirmation in Christmas festival celebrations in Texas, cannery strikes in California, educational programs in New York, and much more. A pathbreaking work of Latino scholarship, this book will help redefine the conversation about the future of community and the nature of citizenship in the United States

The scholars in the interdisciplinary Inter-University Project (IUP) who wrote this book include Renato Rosaldo (Stanford University), Richard R. Flores (University of Wisconsin), Ana L. Juarbe (Hunter College), Blanca G. Silvestrini (University of Puerto Rico), Raymond Rocco (University of California, Los Angeles), the late Rosa Torruellas (Hunter College), and the volume's editors, William V. Flores (California State University, Northridge) and Rina Benmayor (California State University, Monterey Bay).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807046357
Publisher:	Beacon Press
Publication date:	08/28/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

This book is written collectively by a collaborative team of scholars that includes Renato Rosaldo (Stanford University), Richard Flores (University of Texas, Austin), Ana Juarbe (Hunter College), Blanca Silvestrini (University of Puerto Rico), Raymond Rocco (UCLA), the late Rosa Toruellas (Hunter College), and Rina Benmayor (California State University, Monterey Bay).

Editorial Reviews

The authors remind us that Latinos are constructing their vision of society, claiming their rights and entitlements based on their daily cultural practices and, in the process, re-creating America. —Rafael Castillo, San Antonio Express-News

"An exhilarating, self-affirming, empowering project." —E. Hu-DeHart, Choice

"One of the most stimulating projects I've come across in a long time. . . . Ground-breaking." -Suzanne Oboler, Brown University, author of Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives

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