The Latino Generation: Voices of the New America

by Mario T. García

Book Overview

Latinos are already the largest minority group in the United States, and experts estimate that by 2050, one out of three Americans will identify as Latino. Though their population and influence are steadily rising, stereotypes and misconceptions about Latinos remain, from the assumption that they refuse to learn English to questions of just how "American" they actually are. By presenting thirteen riveting oral histories of young, first-generation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469614111
• ISBN13: 9781469614113
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.7"