Latinos comprise the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, and this interdisciplinary anthology gathers the scholarship of both early career and senior Latina/o scholars whose work explores the varied and unique latinidades, or Latino cultural identities, of this group.

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NORMA E. CANTÚ is Professor of English and U.S. Latina/o Literatures at the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA.

MARIA E. FRÁNQUIZ is Associate Professor of Bilingual-Bicultural Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA.

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Introduction - María E. Fránquiz PART I: HISTORICAL ROOTS AND CONTEMPORARY REALITIES Changing the National Ethos, or Just Being American? Latin@ Political Participation - Sylvia Manzano and Arturo Vega State-Federal Relations Concerning Latin@ Civil Rights in the United States - Norma V. Cantú Latin@s in the US Military - Jorge Mariscal The Swirl Migration of Mexican-Origin Students: A Cross Border Analysis Using the Mexican and US Census - Stella Flores and German Treviño PART II: POPULAR AND tRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS Making, Buying, Selling, and Using the Umbrella: Recognizing the Nuances of Latin@ Popular Culture - Patricia Marina Trujillo Traveling on the Biliteracy Highway: Educators Paving a Road toward Conocimiento - María E. Franquiz Traditional Cultural Expressions: An Analysis of the Secular and Religious Folkways of Latin@s in the United States - Norma E. Cantú Language and Identity of Immigrant Central American Pentecostal Youth in Southern California - Lucila D. Ek PART III: PERFORMANCE ARTS AND LITERATURE Staging the Self, Staging Empowerment: An Overview of Latina Theater and Performance - Rita Urquijo Ruiz Literary Currency: Coined Contributions of Latin@s in the United States - Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Politics of Aesthetics: Mariachi Music in the United States - Russell C. Rodríguez From Boricua Dancers to Salsa Soldiers: The Cultural Politics of Globalized Salsa Dancing in Chicago - Frances Aparicio