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Summary Of 'The Latino Generation: Voices Of The New America'

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Meredith Barger
Dr. Moreno
ETHN 1100
16 February 2015 In this week’s readings, the key points were about immigration, education, and citizenship. From “The Latino Generation: Voices of the New America” I learned a lot of information from reading Alma Cortez-Lara’s story on how her parents arrived in the United States and how she felt segregated in school because of the low Latino population in school. Alvaro Sanchez story of attending different school in the United States and Mexico was also interesting. In the article, Demanding their Rights: The Latino Struggle for Educational Access and Equity, McDonald talks about the bilingual schools in Texas. The intersections of citizenship, representation, and politics were apparent in the readings. This section discussed a lot about citizenship in both the book and the article. The book’s personal stories talked about how they were illegal immigrants, and becoming a citizen would be too dangerous. Since their Visa expired, they would more than likely be deported back to Mexico, and would not be allowed to return to America to visit family. One of the families decided moving back to Mexico was a better choice …show more content…

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