Latinos and Citizenship: The Dilemma of Belonging

by S. Oboler (Editor)

Overview

This book explores the extent to which the varied political status of Latinos is changing the meaning of citizenship and belonging in the United States. It brings together broad theoretical considerations of citizenship with discussions of historical and contemporary case studies pertaining to Latinos and current debates on citizenship. Focusing on Latinos' historical and continuing struggles against exclusion, the authors of this anthology discuss issues such as Latinos' multiple national allegiances, dual citizenship, the changing meaning(s) of belonging, their transnational political and social participation, the question of language and citizenship, regional cultural citizenship and loyalties, and the mobilization of Latino youth in their struggle to affirm their rights and belonging in US society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403967404
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/31/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	339
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Suzanne Oboler is Associate Professor of Latino and Latin American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, and editor of the the Journal of Latino Studies (Palgrave).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Redefining Citizenship as a Lived Experience - Suzanne Oboler * "How They Ignore our Rights as American Citizens:" Puerto Rican Migrants and the Politics of Citizenship in the New Deal Era - Lorrin Thomas * The Legal Production of Mexican/Migrant "Illegality." - Nicholas de Genova * Regulating Transnational Citizens in the Post-1996 Welfare Reform Era: Dominican Immigrants in New York City - Greta Gilbertson * Dual Citizenship and Political Participation: Migrants in the Interplay of United States and Colombian Politics - Cristina Escobar * Roads to Citizenship: Mexican Migrants in the United States - Alejandra Castañeda * Boundaries, Language, and the Self: Issues Faced by Puerto Ricans and Other Latin/o College Students - Bonnie Urciuoli * Necesidades y Problemas: Immigrant Latina Vernaculars of Belonging, Coalition, and Citizenship in San Francisco, California - Kathleen Coll * "Getting out the Vote" in Los Angeles: The Mobilization of Undocumented Migrants in Electoral Politics - Monica W. Varsanyi * "Wise Up!" Undocumented Latino Youth and the Struggle for Higher Education Access - Hinda Seif * Delinquent Citizenship, National Performances: Racialization, Surveillance, and the Politics of "Worthiness" in Puerto Rican Chicago - Ana Yolanda Ramos-Zayas * Transforming Citizenship: Membership, Strategies of Containment, and the Public Sphere in Latino Communities - Raymond Rocco

Editorial Reviews

"The nation's fast-growing Latino population raises a host of vital issues for American politics in the 21st century. What forms of 'belonging' will Latinos embrace, or be able to embrace? To what extent will ugly forms of nativism re-emerge? Will Latinos work to transform citizenship in more regional, trans-national, or multi-national directions? The stimulating essays collected in Suzanne Oboler's Latinos and Citizenship provide enriching food for thought on these and many other crucial questions."

- Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania

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