The Second Americans: Narratives and Images of Hispanics in the U.S. 1513-1945

Confronts the notion of Latinos as "foreign" by demonstrating historical depth and geographic breadth of the Hispanic/Latino experience in what is now U.S. territory-from colonial Florida, Califorina, and the Southwest, to early 20th-century Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York. Explores contrasting Hispanic and Anglo views of the presence of Hispanics via such diverse sources as historical chronicles and autobiographies, Hollywood films, romance novels, and popular music. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors and seniors.