En Pocas Palabras II. The Battle for Chapita Hills

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Figures x
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgments xiii
7. Chapter 1
8. Aquí in the Midwest [Here in the Midwest] 1
9. En Pocas Palabras [In a Few Words] I. Ten Myths about Latinos 22
10. Chapter 2
11. Latinos in the Rural Midwest: The Twentieth-Century Historical Context Leading to Contemporary Challenges 26
12. En Pocas Palabras II. The Battle for Chapita Hills 41
13. Chapter 3
14. Latinos and the Changing Demographic Fabric of the Rural Midwest 47
15. En Pocas Palabras III. Emergency Medicine and Latino Newcomers 74
16. Chapter 4
17. Research Overview: The Rural Midwestern Context and Qualitative Methods 75
18. En Pocas Palabras IV. Local Police, the INS, and “Churning Bad Public Opinion,” 99
19. Chapter 5
20. “Not Racist like Our Parents”: Anti-Latino Prejudice and Institutional Discrimination 102
21. Chapter 6
22. On the Line: Jobs in Food Processing and the Local Economy 125
23. Chapter 7
24. Mexicans, Americans, and Neither: Students at Wheelerton High 149
25. En Pocas Palabras V. The Virgin of Guadalupe: Admittance in Question 169
26. Chapter 8
27. “To Be with My People”: Latino Churches in the Rural Midwest 172
28. En Pocas Palabras VI. The “Mexican Situation” and the Mayor’s Race 196
29. Chapter 9
30. E Pluribus Unum? Discussion, Conclusions, and Policy Implications 204
31. Appendix A. Methods Used in the Community Studies 222
32. Appendix B. Interview Guide for Community Study in Fox and Mapleville, Michigan 233
33. Appendix C. Focus Group Questions, Fall County, Michigan 237
34. Notes, 239
35. References Cited 243
36. Index 263