AT THE TIME OF CALIFORNIA STATEHOOD IN 1850, THE FIRST LOS ANGELES City
Council included eight members: seven were of Mexican origin and only one was Anglo …

AT THE TIME OF CALIFORNIA STATEHOOD IN 1850, THE FIRST LOS ANGELES City
Council included eight members: seven were of Mexican origin and only one was Anglo …

No discussion of contemporary American electoral politics can neglect the role of Latino
voters and the issues of importance to Latino communities. The central role of Latino …

Antonio Villaraigosa's 2005 election as the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since the
nineteenth century was not just a victory for Latino Los Angeles. Riding into office on a wave …

This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Hispanic
Americans engaged in US politics, from increased visibility as governors and other …

“The Forgotten Latino Community: Racial Formation and the Struggle for Political
Representation in Washington, DC, 1970–1993” is a political history of the nation's capital …

The" Latino vote" has become a mantra in political media, as journalists, pundits, and social
scientists regularly weigh in on Latinos' loyalty to the Democratic Party and the significance …

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region, depletion of labor opportunities in Latin America, and the pull of low-wage work in …

Young people, people of color, and women have been vocal recently about environmental,
economic, and other injustices. They also point out that the roots of these injustices were …

Latinos and the Liberal City examines 50 years of Latino struggles for power, electoral
representation and civil rights. In this book Contreras offers a detailed historical account of …