MSU Press: Book Series

Latinos in the United States
The Latinos in the United States series will provide a framework for new monographs and collections that contribute to the knowledge of social, political, cultural, and economic experiences, status, and well-being of Latinos in Michigan, the Midwest, and the United States. Latinos are now the second largest ethnic group (45 million) in the nation, second only to Anglo or White Americans, and they are the fastest growing major population segment. It is expected that in the next forty years Latinos will number nearly 133 million persons and comprise approximately 30 percent of the nation's population. In addition, Latino children will become the largest youth population segment by mid- century, surpassing the number of White American children. Despite these demographic shifts, the body of scholarship on Latinos remains relatively disproportionate. As a heterogeneous population, Latinos include Chicanos (or Mexican Americans), Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Other Latinos (Guatemalans, Salvadorans, Nicaraguans, Dominicans, Spaniards, and so forth. These groups have distinct histories and experiences in the United States (e.g., Chicanos are a conquered group, while others are recent immigrant groups) and merit scholarly attention in and of themselves. As such, they can be studied separately, as a broader ethnic category, and in relation to other groups (e.g., White Americans, African Americans, American Indians, etc.). In general, research on Latinos has not kept pace with the emerging multiple histories, experiences, and issues of the other subgroups, nor with their integration within the broader Latino category or within the nation as a whole. The Latinos in the United States series, under the editorial direction of Ruben Martinez, will make a substantial contribution toward increasing our understanding of the diverse and common experiences of the various groups. The series will embrace both established and emerging scholars from a broad range of disciplines, including but not limited to the social sciences, education, health, environment and natural resources, business, history, and cultural studies. The series will touch upon many aspects of Latino communities of interest across these fields and will by its very nature be interdisciplinary. The series editor is Rubén Martinez. FORTHCOMING TITLES INCLUDE: LATINOS IN THE MIDWEST: an edited volume focusing on critical issues facing Latino communities in the Midwest. It is being prepared in honor of Julian Samora as part of the 20th Anniversary Conference Celebration of the Julian Samora Research Institute. THE STATUS OF LATINOS IN MICHIGAN: the first comprehensive study of the Latino population in Michigan and its well-being across a range of life areas, including demographic characteristics, poverty and income, employment, education, health, and so forth. NOSOTROS: A STUDY OF EVERYDAY LIFE AMONG HISPANOS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: a social phenomenological study of Hispanos in the upper Rio Grande region. Hispanos are one of the oldest Latino groups in the nation, and their cultural orientation is distinctively oriented toward land and natural resources issues.
	Latinos in the Midwest Rubén O. Martinez, author

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