Preface     ix
Identity     1
We Owe History   Rodolfo F. Acuna     2
What Is a Hispanic?   Richard Rodriguez     9
What's the Problem with "Hispanic"? Just Ask a "Latino"   David Gonzalez     17
"New Urbanism" Embraces Latinos   Haya El Nasser     20
"But Can She Cook?" Family Expectations Weigh Heavily on Latina Students   Ines Pinto Alicea     24
Creating the New Macho Man   Jennifer Delson     30
Family Pictures Shape Memory   Linda Rader Overman     35
Changing Names and Making Connections: Como te llamas?   RosaMaria Chacon     40
A New Minority Makes Itself Known: Hispanic Muslims   Evelyn Nieves     48
Additional Topics of Conversation     52
Pop Culture     54
Prime-Time Soaps Sizzle in Spanish, but Fall Flat in English   Glenn Garvin     55
Josefina Lopez: A Writer's Life   Regina R. Robertson     59
Victory to the Low and Slow   Dan Neil     64
Muralism   Charles M. Tatum     68
Whether or Not Selena Changed Tejano's Status Quo, She Certainly Changed the Genre   Eyder Peralta     73
Hispanic Girls in Sports Held Back by Tradition   MaryJo Sylwester     77
Spanglish: Pop Culture's Lingua Franca   Teresa Wiltz     82
Additional Topics of Conversation     87
Language and Education     89
Profession   Richard Rodriguez     90
Proud to be a Product of Affirmative Action   Maria C. Gonzalez     99
An Offering to the Power of Language   Sandra Cisneros     105
Speaking Spanish   Sarah Cortez     108
Testing "English Only" Rules   Miriam Jordan     111
Where Do I Go with Spanish?   Lucy Hood     115
Additional Topics of Conversation     122
Borders     124
The Homeland, Aztlan   Gloria Anzaldua     125
Cross Purposes   Jonathan Kandell     136
A Sense of Place   Rolando Hinojosa     142
At 15, a Step Ahead   Jesse Sendejas     147
They Die in Brooks County   Mary Jo McConahay     151
Mexican-Americans Struggle for Jobs   Charlie LeDuff     157
Hospitals Feeling Strain From Illegal Immigrants   Dana Canedy     162
La Nueva Orleans    Gregory Rodriguez     166
Additional Topics of Conversation     170
Everyday Issues     171
A Latino Internet Revolution   Lee Romney     172
Town's-Eye View of Immigration Debate   Peter Slevin     181
Bush's Spanish Lessons   Richard Wolffe   Holly Bailey   Evan Thomas     185
Curanderismo: Past and Present Viewpoints   Robert T. Trotter, II   Juan Antonio Chavira     190
Work Place Health Disparities Increasing among Hispanics   Kim Krisberg     199
Acculturation Is Bad for Our Health: Less Fast Food, More Nopalitos   Juana Mora     206
"I Want to Live a Long Life": Starting Healthy Habits Early Program Helps Hispanic Children Learn to Stay Fit   Eric Berger     213
Latinos Re-Examine Pregnancy in Teens   Brian Feagans     217
For Younger Latinos, a Shift to Smaller Families   Mireya Navarro     222
Additional Topics of Conversation     226
Spanish-English Glossary     229
Credits     241