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Changing Race: Latinos, the Census and the History of Ethnicity

Book information

Publisher
New York University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
9780814771969
DOI
10.18574/nyu/9780814771969.001.0001
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2138227 bytes)
Series
Critical America; 41
Pages
\283
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-20 07:21:33

Description

Latinos are the fastest growing population group in the United States.Through their language and popular music Latinos are making their mark on American culture as never before. As the United States becomes Latinized, how will Latinos fit into America's divided racial landscape and how will they define their own racial and ethnic identity? Through strikingly original historical analysis, extensive personal interviews and a careful examination of census data, Clara E. Rodriguez shows that Latino identity is surprisingly fluid, situation-dependent, and constantly changing. She illustrates how the way Latinos are defining themselves, and refusing to define themselves, represents a powerful challenge to America's system of racial classification and American racism.

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