The new Americans? : immigration, protest, and the politics of Latino identity / Heather Silber Mohamed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohamed, Heather Silber (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > Politics and government.
Hispanic Americans > Ethnic identity.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Hispanic Americans > Social conditions.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
United States.
Physical Description:xvi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "We are America"
  • Becoming American: the politics-to-identity link
  • From assimilation to nationalism to "we are American": immigration law, social movements, and identity frames, 1900s-2006
  • The immigration paradox: Latino policy priorities and the limits of pan-ethnic unity
  • Defining American: identification, political socialization, and protest politics
  • Becoming American? Identity acquisition among Latinos in the United States
  • Can protests make Latinos "American"? The 2006 marches and the politics-to-identity link
  • Epilogue.