Mujeres en Accion

Mujeres en Accion
Author: United States. Women's Bureau. Region VIII.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1981
Genre: Hispanic American women
ISBN:

La Causa

La Causa
Author: Gilberto Cardenas
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004-04-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781611921953

Accepted notions of demographics in the United States often contend that Latinos have traditionally been confined to the Southwest and urban centers of the East Coast, but Latinos have been living in the Midwest since the late nineteenth century. Their presence has rarely been documented and studied, in spite of their widespread participation in the industrial development of the Midwest, its communications infrastructure and labor movements. The populations of Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban and other Hispanic origins living in the region have often been seen as removed not only from mainstream America but also from the movements for human and civil rights that dominated Latino public discourse in the Southwest and Northeast during the 1960s and 1970s. In the first text examining Latinos in this region, historians and social science scholars have come together to document and evaluate the efforts and progress toward social justice. Distinguished scholars examine such diverse topics as advocacy efforts, civil rights and community organizations, Latina Civil Rights efforts, ethnic diversity and political identity, effects of legislation for Homeland Security, and political empowerment.

Plaza of Sacrifices

Plaza of Sacrifices
Author: Elaine Carey
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780826335456

On October 2, 1968, up to 700 students were killed by government authorities while protesting in Mexico City - many of them women. This analysis of the role of women in the protest movement shows how the events of 1968 shaped modern Mexican society.

Adelante, Mujer Hispana

Adelante, Mujer Hispana
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1980
Genre: Colorado Education and Employment Conference for Hispanic Women
ISBN:

Latina Politics, Latino Politics

Latina Politics, Latino Politics
Author: Carol Hardy-Fanta
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1993-06-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781566390323

Through an in-depth study of the Latino community in Boston, Carol hardy-Fanta addressees three key debates in American politics: how to look at the ways in which women and men envision the meaning of politics and political participation; how to understand culture and the political life of expanding immigrant populations; and how to create a more participatory America. The author's interviews with Latinos from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Central and South America and her participation in community events in North Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and the South End document the often ignored contribution of Latina women as candidates, political mobilizers, and community organizers. Hardy-Fanta examines critical gender differences in how politics is defined, what strategies Latina women and Latino men use to generate political participation, and how culture and gender interact in the political empowerment of the ethic communities. Hardy-Fanta challenges the notion of political apathy among Latinos and presents factors that stimulate political participation. She finds that the vision of politics promoted by Latina women—one based on connectedness, collectivity, community, and consiousness-raising—contrasts sharply with a male political concern for status, hierarchy, and personal opportunity.

Plan de Accion 2003

Plan de Accion 2003
Author: Association of Caribbean University and Research Libraries. Conference, 8th, Kingston, Jamaica, 1976
Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Total Pages: 60
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: