Barrios and Borderlands
Denis Lynn Daly HeyckThe purpose of this anthology is to paint a portrait of the rich, complex, and fascinating mixture of Latino cultures in the United States today. It departs from the standard literary or political anthologies, and from those that treat only one Latino ethnic population, by being broadly inclusive in terms of genre, discipline, and ethnicity. Thus this book is intended for readers interested in any or all of the major aspects of Latino cultures—literature, cultural anthropology, ethnography, religion, the arts, community studies, and (im)migration studies. I hope that any reader can learn from the book, if only by dipping and sampling. However, I have prepared it very much with the teacher in mind, in hope that it will stimulate lively class discussions.