Latina/o Midwest Reader (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest)

Synopsis

From 2000 to 2010, the U.S. Latino population increased by 44 percent. It grew even more--by more than 73 percent--in eight out of twelve midwestern states over the same years. This interdisciplinary anthology of essays examines the history, education, literature, art, and politics of Latinos in the Midwest in view of the demographic changes experienced by states in this region with growing Latino populations and the recent immigration raids in the Midwest. Through brief readings on topics ranging from immigration to labor history and expressive culture, the anthology sheds light on the region's history, as well as its cultural dynamics, population shifts, and social movements based in labor, religion, and civil rights.--Provided by publisher. Introduction: history, placemaking, and cultural contributions / Omar Valerio-Jimenez, Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, and Claire F. Fox -- The browning of the Midwest -- Conversations across our America: Latinoization and the new geography of Latina/os / Louis G. Mendoza -- Al norte toward home: Texas, the Midwest, and Mexican American critical regionalism / Jose E. Limón -- Reshaping the rural heartland: immigration and migrant cultural practice in small-town America / Aide Acosta -- Essential laborers and neighbors -- Mexican workers and life in South Chicago / Michael D. Innis-Jimenez -- Latina/o immigration before 1965: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago / Lilia Fernández -- Not just laborers: Latina/o claims of belonging in the U.S. heartland / Marta María Maldonado -- La educación adelanta -- Spanish language and education in the Midwest / Kim Potowski -- Contesting the myth of uncaring: Latina/o parents advocating for their children / Carolyn Colvin, Jay Arduser, Elizabeth Willmore -- Latina/o studies and ethnic studies in the midwest / Amelia María de la Luz Montes -- Performeando the Midwest -- The Black Angel: Ana Mendieta in Iowa City / Jane Blocker -- History in drag: Latina/o queer affective circuits in Chicago / Ramón H. Rivera-Servera -- El Museo del norte: passionate praxis on the streets of Detroit / María Eugenia Cotera -- Movimientos -- Religious migrants: the Latina/o Mennonite quest for community and civil rights / Felipe Hinojosa -- The Young Lords organization in Chicago: a short history / Darrel Wanzer-Serrano -- Viva la causa! in Iowa / Janet Weaver -- Work, coalition, and advocacy: Latinas leading in the Midwest / Theresa Delgadillo and Janet Weaver -- Reconfiguring documentation: immigration, activism, and practices of visibility / Rebecca M. Schreiber -- Afterword: intimate (trans)nationals /Frances R. Aparicio. edited by Omar Valerio-Jimenez, Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, and Claire F. Fox. Includes bibliographical references and index. Mode of access: World Wide Web.