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Contents
1 Cover
4 Preface to the Third Edition Lisa García Bedolla Christian Hosam
5 Acknowledgments Lisa García Bedolla Christian Hosam
6 1 Introduction: Latinos and US Politics Objectives Latinos, Cultural Representations, and Politics Defining Latino: What’s in a Name? Latinos’ “Ethnicity” and “Race” Gender: Latino Politics and Intersectionality US Foreign and Economic Policy and Latino Politics Conclusion Questions for Discussion Notes
7 2 Mexican Americans: Conquest, Migration, and Adaptation Objectives Introduction Mexican Independence and the Early Republic Mexican Citizenship Status after Annexation The Porfiriato and the Beginning of Mass Mexican Migration to the United States Mexican Settlement in the United States during the Twentieth Century Mexican American Political Organizing Mexican Americans and Electoral Politics The Chicano Movement Mexican American Politics Today Conclusion Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes
8 3 Puerto Ricans: From Colonized People to Political Activists Objectives Introduction The Status of Puerto Rico The Puerto Rican Economy: Operation Bootstrap and the Great Migration Puerto Rican Political Life in the United States The Puerto Rican Movement Puerto Rican Politics Today – Maria, Austerity, and the Ongoing Fight For Self-Determination US Puerto Rican Politics Today Conclusion Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes
9 4 Cuban Americans: Occupation, Revolution, and Exile Politics Objectives Introduction Cuban Exiles in the United States Cuban Exiles and Government Support Cuban Exile Politics Cuban Political Ideology and Opinion Political Changes in Cuba and US–Cuba Policy Conclusion: Is there a Cuban “Model”? Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes
10 5 Dominicans: Political Upheaval, Imperialism, and Transnational Activism Objectives Introduction Independence Dominican Migration to the United States Dominican Political Engagement in the United States Conclusion Questions for Discussion Guide to Further Readings Notes
11 6 Central Americans: Inequality, War, and Solidarity Objectives Introduction Salvadorans and Guatemalans Salvadoran and Guatemalan Migration The
