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Explores the origins of the Latino people among native Americans, their persecution at the hands of the Spaniards, and modern inroads into American society.

Winner of the National Poetry Series 1993 Open Competition.Finalist in the American Library Association's 1995 Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Book Award in the literature category.Finalist in the PEN Center USA West 1995 Literary Awards in the poetry category.Finalist in the Lambda Book Award in the gay...

The United States is still typically conceived of as an offshoot of England, with our history unfolding east to west beginning with the first English settlers in Jamestown. This view overlooks the significance of America's Hispanic past. With the profile of the United States increasingly Hispanic...

Winner of the 2001 Carey McWilliams Award. This paperback edition of Mike Davis's investigation into the Latinization of America incorporates the extraordinary findings of the 2000 Census as well as new chapters on the militarization of the Border and violence against immigrants.

So many Hispanics came to this country toward the latter part of the twentieth century that they changed the face of the nation and are challenging its very identity. By 2050, one out of every five U.S. residents will be of Hispanic origin. The corner bodega, the salsa night spot, Mexican fajitas,...

From a cutting-edge cultural commentator and documentary filmmaker, a bold and brilliant challenge to cherished notions of the Internet as the great democratizing force of our age.   The Internet has been hailed as a place where all can be heard and everyone can participate equally....

"Poey's study of the institutionalization of Latin American and Latino literature in the U.S. academy is original, smart, spirited, and full of shrewd observations."--Gustavo Pérez Firmat, David Feinson Professor of Humanities, Columbia University In this original...