Latinos in New York

Sherrie Baver is professor of political science at the City College of New York.Angelo Falcón is president and cofounder of the National Institute for Latino Policy.Gabriel Haslip-Viera is an emeritus social historian in the department of sociology at the City College of New York.

"The essays succeed in conveying the diversity of Latino/a communities and experiences through the lenses of settlement patterns, institution building, and policy impact. The collection is a good entry point to the convergence of scholarly literatures on migration, pan-ethnic identities, and local-level studies." —Choice"Twenty years since the publication of the first pathbreaking edition of Latinos in New York, its editors give us the definitive new resource on the contemporary Latinization of New York. Site of the most diverse Latino/a communities, New York City has been at the forefront of processes of Latinization. Thanks to Baver, Falcón, and Haslip-Viera, we now have a collection of essays by some of the most knowledgeable and experienced scholars, journalists, activists, and educators, who bring us up to speed on the political and cultural issues involved in a changing Latino/a landscape in NYC and beyond." —Arlene Davila, New York University"The editors, all keen observers of the Latino communities of New York, have assembled highly knowledgeable and thoughtful analysts to provide thorough and compelling assessments of these increasingly important but still under-studied groups. A must read not only for those interested in the city's diverse communities, but for understanding the dynamics of differentiation within the nation's largest minority population." —John Mollenkopf, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, Graduate Center, CUNY"Latinos in New York was the first volume to provide a comprehensive view of the wide range of histories, experiences, and conditions of the changing mix of nationalities of the city's Latino/a population. This new edition captures the most significant continuities, discontinuities, and changes of the last two decades in the city's Latino/a population as a whole and among the various national groups, and is as timely and relevant as was the first edition. The essays in this volume offer a plethora of old and recent demographic data and a broad assortment of information to attain a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of New York Latinos/as, the evolving nature of their communities, and the socioeconomic, educational, and political inequalities, discrimination, and segregation that impact their lives in the city." —Edna Acosta-Belén, distinguished professor emerita, University at Albany, SUNY"Sixteen papers in an expanded and updated second edition examines issues facing the Latino community of New York City, addressing the historical and sociocultural context of Latinos in New York, the diversity constituting the Latino New York, and politics and policy issues affecting New York's Latinos." —Journal of Economic Literature

• Introduction by Angelo Falcón, Sherrie Baver, and Gabriel Haslip-VieraPart 1. The Context1. The Evolution of the Latina/o Community in New York City: Early Seventeenth Century to the Present by Gabriel Haslip-Viera2. Puerto Ricans: Building the Institutions for the Next Generation of Latinos by Clara E. Rodríguez3. Latinos and Religion in New York City: Continuities and Changes by Ana María Díaz-StevensPart 2. Under the Latino National Umbrella4. Where Have All the Puerto Ricans Gone? by Andrés Torres and Gilbert Marzán5. Perspectives on Dominicans in New York City by Ramona Hernández and Silvio Torres-Saillant6. Mexicans in New York at a Crossroads in the Second Decade of the New Millennium by Robert Courtney Smith7. Ecuadoreans and Colombians in New York by Javier Castaño8. Central Americans in New York by Walker Simon and Rosalía ReyesPart 3. Politics and Policy Issues9. Puerto Rican and Latino Politics in New York: Still "Secondhand" Theory by José Ramón Sánchez10. Latina/o Voting Rights in New York City by Juan Cartagena11. Latinos and US Immigration Policy since IRCA: National Changes, Local Consequences by Sherrie Baver12. Latino Core Communities in Transition: The Erasing of an Imaginary Nation by Ed Morales13. Children First and Its Impact on Latino Students in New York City by Luz Yadira Herrera and Pedro A. Noguera14. Latinos and Environmental Justice: New York City Cases by Sherrie Baver15. Latino Politics in New York City: Challenges in the Twenty-First Century by Angelo FalcónConclusion16. Nueva York, Diaspora City: Latinos Between and Beyond by Juan FloresList of Contributors