Chican@s in the conversations : a Longman topics reader /
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| Author / Creator: | Kessler, Elizabeth Rodriguez. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Pearson Longman, c2008. |
| Description: | xii, 242 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Longman topics reader series Longman topics. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7482851 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Identity
- We Owe History
- What Is a Hispanic?
- What's the Problem with "Hispanic"? Just Ask a "Latino"
- "New Urbanism" Embraces Latinos
- "But Can She Cook?" Family Expectations Weigh Heavily on Latina Students
- Creating the New Macho Man
- Family Pictures Shape Memory
- Changing Names and Making Connections: Como te llamas?
- A New Minority Makes Itself Known: Hispanic Muslims
- Additional Topics of Conversation
- Chapter 2. Pop Culture
- Prime-Time Soaps Sizzle in Spanish, but Fall Flat in English
- Josefina Lopez: A Writer's Life
- Victory to the Low and Slow
- Muralism
- Whether or Not Selena Changed Tejano's Status Quo, She Certainly Changed the Genre
- Hispanic Girls in Sports Held Back by Tradition
- Spanglish: Pop Culture's Lingua Franca
- Additional Topics of Conversation
- Chapter 3. Language and Education
- Profession
- Proud to be a Product of Affirmative Action
- An Offering to the Power of Language
- Speaking Spanish
- Testing "English Only" Rules
- Where Do I Go with Spanish?
- Additional Topics of Conversation
- Chapter 4. Borders
- The Homeland, Aztlan
- Cross Purposes
- A Sense of Place
- At 15, a Step Ahead
- They Die in Brooks County
- Mexican-Americans Struggle for Jobs
- Hospitals Feeling Strain From Illegal Immigrants
- La Nueva Orleans
- Additional Topics of Conversation
- Chapter 5. Everyday Issues
- A Latino Internet Revolution
- Town's-Eye View of Immigration Debate
- Bush's Spanish Lessons
- Curanderismo: Past and Present Viewpoints
- Work Place Health Disparities Increasing among Hispanics
- Acculturation Is Bad for Our Health: Less Fast Food, More Nopalitos
- "I Want to Live a Long Life": Starting Healthy Habits Early Program Helps Hispanic Children Learn to Stay Fit
- Latinos Re-Examine Pregnancy in Teens
- For Younger Latinos, a Shift to Smaller Families
- Additional Topics of Conversation
- Spanish-English Glossary
- Credits
