Latinos in the Midwest

Contents

Contents foreword by Francisco A. Villarruel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Aztlán in the Midwest and Other Counternarratives Revealed Sandra M. Gonzales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Changing Demography of Latinos in the Midwest Rogelio Saenz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Cosas Políticas: Politics, Attitudes, and Perceptions by Region Arturo Vega, Rubén O. Martinez, and Tia Stevens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Institutional Obstacles to Incorporation: Latino Immigrant Experiences in a Midsized Rust-Belt City Theo J. Majka and Linda C. Majka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 The Impact of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Raid on Marshalltown, Iowa Jan L. Flora, Claudia Prado-Meza, Hannah Lewis, César P. Montalvo, and Frank Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Health Needs of Latina Women in Central Illinois: Promoting Early Detection of Cervical and Breast Cancer Lydia P. Buki, Jennifer B. Mayfield, and Flavia C. D. Andrade. . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Latinos and the Risk of Arrest: National and Regional Effects Mike Tapia, Donald T. Hutcherson, and Ana Campos-Holland . . . . . . . . . . .181 Litigating Bilingual Education: A History of the Gomez Decision in Illinois David A. Badillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Reaching across Borders: The Transnationalizing Effect of Mexican Migration on Public Schools on the Outskirts of Chicago Jennifer Tello Buntin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Increasing Knowledge and Networking Opportunities for Small-Scale Mexican Growers in Southwest Michigan Maria Josefa Santos and Antonio Castro-Escobar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 CitySpirit: A People’s Mural in Detroit’s Mexicantown George Vargas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 about the contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 ...