Tierra y libertad : land, liberty, and Latino housing /

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One of the quintessential goals of the American Dream is to own land and a home, a place to raise one's family and prove one's prosperity. Particularly for immigrant families, home ownership is a way to assimilate into American culture and community. However, Latinos, who make up the count...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bender, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2010.
Series:Citizenship and migration in the Americas.
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > Housing.
American Dream.
Immigrants > United States.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Logement.
Rêve américain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
American Dream
Hispanic Americans > Housing
Immigrants
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Loss and lettuce : the César Chávez legacy
  • Southwest ranchos : land grants and land loss
  • Fields of dreams : farm worker housing
  • Loss in the tortilla flats
  • Lenders and loss : the destructive legacy of subprime mortgages in Latino/a communities
  • Exclusion of undocumented immigrants
  • Exclusion by public law : zoning laws
  • Exclusion by private law : restrictive covenants
  • Born in East L.A. : the legacy of loss and exclusion in Southern California
  • Little Havana
  • Spanish Harlem
  • Tierra y libertad : reclaiming individual and collective space
  • Policy considerations in formulating housing reform
  • Lowering the cost of housing and credit
  • Equity for Latino/as and the poor.

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