South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A. Contributor(s): Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette (Author), Pastor, Manuel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1479807974 ISBN-13: 9781479807970 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
Dewey: 307.140 |
LCCN: 2020048478 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.98" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Race, place, and identity in a changing urban America Over the last five decades, South Los Angeles has undergone a remarkable demographic transition. In South Central Dreams, eminent scholars Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Manuel Pastor follow its transformation from a historically Black neighborhood into a predominantly Latino one, providing a fresh, inside look at the fascinating--and constantly changing--relationships between these two racial and ethnic groups in California. Drawing on almost two hundred interviews and statistical data, Hondagneu-Sotelo and Pastor explore the experiences of first- and second-generation Latino residents, their long-time Black neighbors, and local civic leaders seeking to build coalitions. Acknowledging early tensions between Black and Brown communities. they show how Latino immigrants settled into a new country and a new neighborhood, finding various ways to co-exist, cooperate, and, most recently, demonstrate Black-Brown solidarity at a time when both racial and ethnic communities have come under threat. Hondagneu-Sotelo and Pastor show how Latino and Black residents have practiced, and adapted innovative strategies of belonging in a historically Black context, ultimately crafting a new route to place-based identity and political representation. South Central Dreams illuminates how racial and ethnic demographic shifts--as well as the search for identity and belonging--are dramatically shaping American cities and neighborhoods around the country. |