Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City

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Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City

The compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation's cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight

Thirty years ago, most people were ready to give up on American cities. We are commonly told that it was a "creative class" of young professionals who revived a moribund urban America in the 1990s and 2000s. But this stunning reversal owes much more to another, far less visible group: Latino and Latina newcomers.

Award-winning historian A. K. Sandoval-Strausz reveals this history by focusing on two barrios: Chicago's Little Village and Dallas's Oak Cliff. These neighborhoods lost residents and jobs for decades before Latin American immigration turned them around beginning in the 1970s. As Sandoval-Strausz shows, Latinos made cities dynamic, stable, and safe by purchasing homes, opening businesses, and reviving street life. Barrio America uses vivid oral histories and detailed statistics to show how the great Latino migrations transformed America for the better.
Country USA
Brand Basic Books
Manufacturer Basic Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781541697249
ReleaseDate 2019-11-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781541697249

Country	USA
Brand	Basic Books
Manufacturer	Basic Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781541697249
ReleaseDate	2019-11-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781541697249

Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City

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