Race & Ethnicity
Framing Latina/o Immigration, Education, and Activism
By and , Sociology and Chicana/o – Latina/o Studies, Pomona College} History, California State University, Los Angeles (September 2007)
Section: Race & Ethnicity
Subjects: Sociology, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Politics, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Latino/a Studies.
Key Topics: imperialism, education, inequality, globalization, protests, immigration, labor.
Abstract
Although Latinas/os have a long history in the USA and represent a growing percentage of the population, they remain largely invisible or stereotyped in dominant images and discourses. Such representations are often ahistorical, and they camouflage the effects of US power and inequality. However, the spring 2006 immigrant rights demonstrations disturbed dominant conceptions. The demonstrators called attention to the contradictory US practices that disrupt home countries, recruit labor migrants, and deny immigrants full participation. Likewise, the role of students in these demonstrations spurred reflections on why youth would walk out of their schools for immigrant rights. Inspired by these demonstrations, we combine materials from multiple disciplines to emphasize the significance of US imperialism, exploitation, and exclusion on Latina/o migration, education, and activism. Key to this article is a reframing of how the media, K-12 curriculum, and popular discourse often engage in a cultural cover-up that sustains inequality.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00038.x
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