Growing Up Latino/a

Draws on ethnographic, popular culture (e.g., films, art, and music), demographic, and public policy texts to explore theories of Latino/a diversity, family structures, trends in transnational migration, and macro- and microeconomic factors influencing community resource bases and social and cultural networks. Surveys how Latinos/as interface with U.S. institutions such as labor organizations, religious institutions, political parties, the educational system, immigration, health, welfare, the military, correctional institutions, community organizations, sports and cultural organizations.