| City of Dreams: Latino Immigration to Chicago Contributor(s): Cruz, Wilfredo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761838201 ISBN-13: 9780761838203 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $59.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.29" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: City of Dreams: Latino Immigration to Chicago uses extensive oral interviews combined with scholarly documentation to richly describe the social history of the Mexican, Puerto Rican, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, and Cuban groups in Chicago. Drawing on the stories of one hundred diverse Latinos, this work attempts to give the largest minority population in America a voice, showing how they view themselves and their immigration experiences. This book, while discussing the reasons for immigration, focuses on the adjustments and adaptations of each Latino group; their aspirations; obstacles; relations with other ethnic groups; and overall survival in a new and sometimes hostile American city. |