TY - BOOK AU - Cisneros,Henry AU - Rosales,John TI - Latinos and the nation's future SN - 9781611922004 AV - E184.S75 eBook PY - 2009/// CY - Houston, Tex. PB - Arte Publico Press KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Social conditions KW - Cultural assimilation KW - Ethnic identity KW - United States KW - Ethnic relations KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248); Foreword / Janet Murguía -- By way of introduction and acknowledgment / Henry G. Cisneros, John Rosales -- pt. 1. Latino visions : past, present, and future -- 1. An overview : Latinos and the nation's future / Henry G. Cisneros -- 2. The Latino presence : some historical background / Nicolás Kanellos -- 3. Liberty and justice for all : civil rights in the years ahead / Raúl Yzaguirre -- 4. Becoming American--the Latino way / Tamar Jacoby -- pt. 2. Latinos and the larger society -- 5. Increasing Hispanic mobility into the middle class : an overview / Harry P. Pachon -- 6. Latino small business : a big present, a bigger future / Aída M. Álvarez -- 7. Making the next generation our greatest resource / Sarita E. Brown -- 8. La gran oportunidad / Up for grabs / The Hispanic opportunity / Joe García -- 9. Politics and the Latino future : a Republican dream / Lionel Sosa -- 10. Latino progress and U.S. foreign policy / Sergio Muñoz Bata -- pt. 3. Raw numbers and their impact -- 11. The raw numbers : population projections and the power of Hispanic demographic change / Leobardo F. Estrada -- 12. Latino numbers and social trends : implications for the future / Roberto Suro -- 13. A first-order need : improving the health of the nation's Latinos / Elena V. Rios -- 14. Housing the nation's Latinos : an overview / Saúl N. Ramírez, Jr. -- pt. 4. Final thoughts -- 15. On the power of education and community action / Ernesto Cortés -- 16. Toward a new American dream / Nicolás Kanellos -- Appendices -- I. Tables, charts, and maps -- II. Chapter notes and bibliography UR - https://www.digitaliapublishing.com/a/23248/ ER -