Latinas/os on the East Coast: A Critical Reader provides a comprehensive overview of established and contemporary research and essays written about communities that represent the Latina/o diaspora on the East Coast of the United States. Collectively it contributes to the historical cultural political and economic dynamics that affect the Latinas/os' lived experience of the country. Analyzed through an interdisciplinary lens this reader offers a critical examination of the policies and the practices that affect the following current and emerging themes and topics: History; Ethnicity and culture; Immigration transnationalism and civil rights; Education; Health; Women's studies; Film and media studies; Queer studies; Literature; Visual and performing arts. This book is an indispensable resource for scholars researchers educators undergraduate and graduate students as well as any individual group or organization interested in issues that affect Latinas/os in the United States in current times. Language: English