Citizens but not Americans : race and belonging among Latino millennials

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Label

Citizens but not Americans : race and belonging among Latino millennials

Title remainder

race and belonging among Latino millennials

Statement of responsibility

Nilda Flores-González

Title variation

Race and belonging among Latino millennials

Creator

• Flores-González, Nilda

Author

• Flores-González, Nilda

Subject

• Jugend
• Politische Identität
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies
• USA
• Hispanic American young adults -- Race identity
• Hispanos

Language

eng

Summary

"Latino millennials constitute the second largest segment of the millennial population. By sheer numbers they will inevitably have a significant social, economic, and political impact on U.S. society. Beyond basic demographics, however, not much is known about how they make sense of themselves as Americans. In Citizens but Not Americans, Nilda Flores-González examines how Latino millennials understand race, experience race, and develop notions of belonging. Based on nearly one hundred interviews, Flores-González argues that though these young Latina/os are U.S. citizens by birth, they do not feel they are part of the "American project," and are forever at the margins looking in. The book provides an inside look at how characteristics such as ancestry, skin color, social class, gender, language and culture converge and shape these youths' feelings of belonging as they navigate everyday racialization. The voices of Latino millennials reveal their understanding of racialization along three dimensions--as an ethno-race, as a racial middle and as 'real' Americans. Using familiar tropes, these youths contest the othering that negates their Americanness while constructing notions of belonging that allow them to locate themselves as authentic members of the American national community. Challenging current thinking about race and national belonging, Citizens but Not Americans significantly contributes to our understanding of the Latino millennial generation and makes a powerful argument about the nature of race and belonging in the U.S."--Publisher's website

Member of

• Latina/o sociology series

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

305.868/073

Index

index present

LC call number

E184.S75

LC item number

F56 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Latina/o Sociology Series