LatinoLand av Marie Arana

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<b>A sweeping yet personal overview of </b><b>the</b><b></b><b>Latino </b><b>population of </b><b>America, drawn from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity </b><b>and little-known history</b><b> of our largest and fastest-growing minority.</b><b></b><BR><BR><i>LatinoLand</i> is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana’s life experience as a Latina. At present, Latinos comprise 20 percent of the US population, a number that is growing. By 2050, census reports project that one in every three Americans will claim Latino heritage.<BR><BR>But Latinos are not a monolith. They do not represent a single group. The largest numbers are Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Cubans. Each has a different cultural and political background. Puerto Ricans, for example, are US citizens, whereas some Mexican Americans never immigrated because the US-Mexico border