Felix M. Padilla is the Director for the Center for Latino and Latin American Affairs, Northern Illinois University.

"Padilla's book has raised many interesting questions and one that historians who write about grass-root political groups will want to read." —The Western Historical Quarterly"Felix M. Padilla's contribution to the growing body of literature on Latino/Hispanic identity in the United States represents a significant departure from the way most social scientists have approaced their analysis of ethnic identity and consciousness. On his way to putting together a conceptual framwork for supporting his theisis of an emerging Latino ethnic identity and consciousness, Padilla provides a substantial in-depth analysis of the Mexican American and Puerto Rican community-based organization in Chicago during the early 1970s." —Explorations in Sights and Sounds"A most enlightening exposition of the social, political, and economic factors that shape the development of ethnic consciousness among any group. . . ." —Choice"Latino Ethnic Consciousness is an important contribution to the study of ethnicity. Padilla demonstrates how ethnicity and ethnic identity are dynamic forces that are constantly evolving and responsive to changes in structural conditions." —Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos

Felix M. Padilla is the Director for the Center for Latino and Latin American Affairs, Northern Illinois University.

"Padilla's book has raised many interesting questions and one that historians who write about grass-root political groups will want to read." —The Western Historical Quarterly"Felix M. Padilla's contribution to the growing body of literature on Latino/Hispanic identity in the United States represents a significant departure from the way most social scientists have approaced their analysis of ethnic identity and consciousness. On his way to putting together a conceptual framwork for supporting his theisis of an emerging Latino ethnic identity and consciousness, Padilla provides a substantial in-depth analysis of the Mexican American and Puerto Rican community-based organization in Chicago during the early 1970s." —Explorations in Sights and Sounds"A most enlightening exposition of the social, political, and economic factors that shape the development of ethnic consciousness among any group. . . ." —Choice"Latino Ethnic Consciousness is an important contribution to the study of ethnicity. Padilla demonstrates how ethnicity and ethnic identity are dynamic forces that are constantly evolving and responsive to changes in structural conditions." —Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos

Felix M. Padilla is the Director for the Center for Latino and Latin American Affairs, Northern Illinois University.

"Padilla's book has raised many interesting questions and one that historians who write about grass-root political groups will want to read." —The Western Historical Quarterly"Felix M. Padilla's contribution to the growing body of literature on Latino/Hispanic identity in the United States represents a significant departure from the way most social scientists have approaced their analysis of ethnic identity and consciousness. On his way to putting together a conceptual framwork for supporting his theisis of an emerging Latino ethnic identity and consciousness, Padilla provides a substantial in-depth analysis of the Mexican American and Puerto Rican community-based organization in Chicago during the early 1970s." —Explorations in Sights and Sounds"A most enlightening exposition of the social, political, and economic factors that shape the development of ethnic consciousness among any group. . . ." —Choice"Latino Ethnic Consciousness is an important contribution to the study of ethnicity. Padilla demonstrates how ethnicity and ethnic identity are dynamic forces that are constantly evolving and responsive to changes in structural conditions." —Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos