African American-Latino Relations in the 21st Century: When Cultures Collide

African American-Latino Relations in the 21st Century: When Cultures Collide

by Karen Juanita Carrillo
African American-Latino Relations in the 21st Century: When Cultures Collide

African American-Latino Relations in the 21st Century: When Cultures Collide

by Karen Juanita Carrillo

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Overview

This provocative look at the connections—and conflicts—between Latinos and African Americans in the United States assesses the challenges facing both groups as they strive to achieve the American dream.

Latino and African American communities in the United States share neighborhoods, similar family values, and many of the same challenges faced by minorities, yet are often at odds about their distinctive cultures and position in society. This book looks at the social and political history of both groups, pointing out their differences and similarities, and exploring their perceived role in America's social strata.

Author Karen Juanita Carrillo delves into the often-controversial issues that have undermined Afro-Latino race relations in this country, including how the war on poverty led to competition and animosity, how the legacy of slavery bears on their relationship, and how prejudices among new immigrants inflame existing tensions. The book features a multitude of views and perspectives on what it means to be American for Latino and African American populations. Its extensive discussion of immigrant groups includes those arriving from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras, Ecuador and Peru.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440829628
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date: 05/24/2017
Series: Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 156
File size: 556 KB

About the Author

Karen Juanita Carrillo is a New York-based writer and co-founder of the website Afro Presencia (afropresencia.com).

Table of Contents

Series Foreword vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 Latina/os. Blacks Commingling 1

Chapter 2 Unification of African American and Chicano Civil Rights and Labor Groups in California in the 1950s through the 1960s 23

Chapter 3 Afro-Cubans, Afro-Puerto Ricans, and African Americans from the 1940s through the Present 45

Chapter 4 Diverse Groups of Afro-Latinos Migrating to the United States and Their Impact on Cultural Identity for Latinos and for African Americans 73

Chapter 5 Current-Day Problems between Latinos and African Americans 103

Chapter 6 How African Americans and Latinos Have Come to Be Identified Together and Whether It Has Helped Either Community 111

Appendix: African American, Afro-Latino, and Latino Organizations 121

Notes 123

Glossary 137

Bibliography 141

Index 153

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