Description
Book SynopsisToday in five Southwestern states there are more than four million Spanish-speaking Americans. It is the largest ethnic group in the five-state area of California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado and among the largest minorities in the United States. The action potential of this group is so great that area politicians refer to it as the sleeping giant.The purpose of this book is to bring together a summary of material about this group in the related subjects of religion, political activity, civil rights, and the emerging middle class. This compilation attempts a general assessment of the current status of the Spanish-speaking people of the Southwest and implication of their future growth and development.
The circumstances of history formed this minority. The colonizing efforts of Spain in North and South America, the mission chains, Indian resistance, the assimilation of the conquerors, the open Mexican Border, and the elements of resistance and aggression were so str
Table of Contents
Introduction, by J. Samora.--History, culture, and education, by G. I. Saanchez.--The role of the Christian church, by J. A. Wagner.--Leadership an politics, by J. R. Martinez.--The migrant worker, by W. E. Scholes.--The rig to equal opportunity, by L. B. Glick.--Community participation and the emerg middle class, by P. M. Sheldon.--Demographic characteristics, by D. N. Barrett.--Conclusion.
