Hispanic Latin American Research Guide

The history and experiences of the diverse groups labeled Latinos in this country are abundantly documented in this major new collection.

Over recent decades, the Southeast has become a new frontier for Latin American migration to and within the United States, and North Carolina has had one of the fastest growing Latino populations in the nation.

Latino/a Thought brings together the most important writings that shape Latino consciousness, culture, and activism today.

Providing a detailed historical overview of Hispanic literature in the United States from the Spanish colonial period to the present, this extensive chronology provides the context within which such writers as Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have worked.

This book celebrates the emergence of a potent force on the American literary scene: the coming of age of contemporary Hispanic writers.