Inside the Latin@ Experience

Introduction - María E. Fránquiz PART I: HISTORICAL ROOTS AND CONTEMPORARY REALITIES Changing the National Ethos, or Just Being American? Latin@ Political Participation - Sylvia Manzano and Arturo Vega State-Federal Relations Concerning Latin@ Civil Rights in the United States - Norma V. Cantú Latin@s in the US Military - Jorge Mariscal The Swirl Migration of Mexican-Origin Students: A Cross Border Analysis Using the Mexican and US Census - Stella Flores and German Treviño PART II: POPULAR AND tRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS Making, Buying, Selling, and Using the Umbrella:  Recognizing the Nuances of Latin@ Popular Culture - Patricia Marina Trujillo Traveling on the Biliteracy Highway: Educators Paving a Road toward Conocimiento - María E. Franquiz Traditional Cultural Expressions: An Analysis of the Secular and Religious Folkways of Latin@s in the United States - Norma E. Cantú Language and Identity of Immigrant Central American Pentecostal Youth in Southern California - Lucila D. Ek PART III: PERFORMANCE ARTS AND LITERATURE Staging the Self, Staging Empowerment: An Overview of Latina Theater and Performance - Rita Urquijo Ruiz Literary Currency: Coined Contributions of Latin@s in the United States - Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Politics of Aesthetics: Mariachi Music in the United States - Russell C. Rodríguez From Boricua Dancers to Salsa Soldiers: The Cultural Politics of Globalized Salsa Dancing in Chicago - Frances Aparicio