Latinos in the Midwest [electronic resource] / edited by Rub�en O. Martinez.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Francisco A. Villarruel -- Introduction / Ruben Martinez -- Atzlan in the Midwest and other counter-narratives revealed / Sandra M. Gonzales -- The changing demography of Latinos in the Midwest / Rogelio Saenz -- Cosas politicas : Latino political views by region / Arturo Vega, Ruben Martinez, and Tia Stevens -- Institutional obstacles to incorporation : Latino immigrant experiences in a mid-size rustbelt city / Theo J. Majka and Linda C. Majka -- Impact of immigration and customs enforcement raid on Marshalltown, Iowa / Jan L. Flora, Claudia Prado-Meza, Hannah Lewis, Cesar Montalvo, and Frank Dunn -- Health needs of Latina women in central Illinois : promoting early detection of cervical and breast cancer / Lydia Buki, Jennifer Mayfield, and Andrade -- Latino ethnicity as a risk factor for arrest : U.S. minority and regional effects / Mike Tapia, Donald T. Hutcherson, and Ana Campos-Holland -- Litigating bilingual education : a history of the Gomez decision in Illinois -- David A. Badillo -- Reaching across borders : the transnationalizing effect of Mexican migration on public schools in the outskirts of Chicago / Jennifer Tello Buntin -- Increasing knowledge and networking opportunities for small scale Mexican growers in southwest Michigan / Maria Josef Santos and Antonio Castro Escobar -- A people's mural in Detroit's Mexican town / George Vargas -- Conclusion / Ruben Martinez.

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