UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

With a presidential election less than a year away, the topic of Latin American immigration to the United States has become a hot button political issue in debates among Republican and Democratic candidates.

Compounding this issue are numerous myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions about the fastest growing segment of the United States population, as well as a general lack of information about the many important differences that exist among Latina/o subgroups.

Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América, a new collegiate textbook co-edited by Havidán Rodríguez, UD vice provost for academic affairs and international programs, employs a multidisciplinary approach in providing a comprehensive study and analysis of the Latina/o experience, as well as the challenges and opportunities they confront in the United States.

READ MORE: http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2008/jan/latinos011108.html

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