South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A. Hondagneu-Sotelo Pierrette
Race, place, and identity in a changing urban AmericaOver the last five decades, South Los Angeles has undergone a remarkable demographic transition. In South Central Dreams, eminent scholars…
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Race, place, and identity in a changing urban AmericaOver the last five decades, South Los Angeles has undergone a remarkable demographic transition. In South Central Dreams, eminent scholars Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Manuel Pastor follow its transformation from a historically Black neighborhood into a predominantly Latino one, providing a fresh, inside look at the fascinating--and constantly changing--relationships between these two racial and ethnic groups in California.Drawing on almost two hundred interviews and statistical data, Hondagneu-Sotelo and Pastor explore the experiences of first- and second-generation Latino residents, their long-time Black neighbors, and local civic leaders seeking to build coalitions. Acknowledging early tensions between Black and Brown communities. they show how Latino immigrants settled into a new country and a new
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