Inventing Latinos - A New Story of American Racism

"In an unprecedented demographic shift, Latinos will comprise a third of the American population in just a matter of decades. While their influence shapes everything from electoral politics to popular culture, many Americans still struggle with two basic questions: Who are Latinos, and where do they fit in America's racial order? Laura E. Gâomez, a leading expert on race in America, argues that it is only recently that Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, Central Americans, and others are seeing themselves (and are being seen by others) under the banner of a cohesive racial identity. And the catalyst for this emergent identity, she argues, has been the ferocity of anti-Latino racism. In a bold effort to reframe our often-confused discussions over the Latinx generation, Gâomez argues that everything from Trump's toxic rhetoric and anti-immigrant laws like Arizona's SB1070 to DACA and sanctuary cities have indelibly changed the way race functions in this country. Part history, part guide for the future, Inventing Latinos argues that all Americans must grapple with Latinos' dynamic identity--an identity that is impacting everything we think we know about race in America"--

About the author

Laura E. Gómez is the Rachel F. Moran Endowed Chair in Law at UCLA and also a professor in the departments of sociology and Chicana/Chicano & Central American studies. She is a member of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino scholarly advisory committee and the author of Manifest Destinies, Mapping “Race,” and Misconceiving Mothers, as well as Inventing Latinos (The New Press). She lives in Los Angeles.

Product details

• Authors: Laura E. Gmez, Laura E. Gomez, Laura E. Gómez
• Publisher: New press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2022
• EAN: 9781620977613
• ISBN: 978-1-62097-761-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration, Political activism, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Political activism / Political engagement