{"product_id":"latinoland-a-portrait-of-americas-largest-and-least-understood-minority","title":"Latinoland: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Marie Arana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2\/18\/2025, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781982184902\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatinoLand\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana's life experience as a Latina. At present, Latinos comprise twenty percent of the US population, a number that is growing. By 2050, census reports project that one in every three Americans will claim Latino heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Latinos are not a monolith. They do not represent a single group. The largest groups are Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Cubans. Each has a different cultural and political background. Puerto Ricans, for example, are US citizens, whereas some Mexican Americans never immigrated because the US-Mexico border shifted after the US invasion of 1848, incorporating what is now the entire southwest of the United States. Cubans came in two great waves: those escaping communism in the early years of Castro, many of whom were professionals and wealthy, and those permitted to leave in the Mariel boat lift twenty years later, representing some of the poorest Cubans, including prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs \u003ci\u003eLatinoLand\u003c\/i\u003e shows, Latinos were some of the earliest immigrants to what is now the US--some of them arriving in the 1500s. They are racially diverse--a random infusion of white, Black, indigenous, and Asian. Once overwhelmingly Catholic, they are becoming increasingly Protestant and Evangelical. They range from domestic workers and day laborers to successful artists, corporate CEOs, and US senators. Formerly solidly Democratic, they now vote Republican in growing numbers. They are as culturally varied as any immigrants from Europe or Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarie Arana draws on her own experience as the daughter of an American mother and Peruvian father who came to the US at age nine, straddling two worlds, as many Latinos do. \"Thorough, accessible, and necessary\" (\u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e magazine), \u003ci\u003eLatinoLand\u003c\/i\u003e unabashedly celebrates Latino resilience and character and shows us why we must understand the fastest-growing minority in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An impressively wide-ranging overview of the turbulent history of Latine people in America.... Ably blends historical research with insightful anecdotes.... Arana has a fascinating, complex, and deeply personal story to tell, and she narrates it with abundant verve and intelligence.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Marie Arana has accomplished the herculean task of defining us as a community, meticulously separating the threads that unite as well as divide us. \u003ci\u003eLatinoLand\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating introduction for those who need to know us. And--surprise--an especially illuminating read for those of us who thought we knew ourselves.\" -- Sandra Cisneros, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/the-house-on-mango-street?variant=49437511811355\" title=\"The House on Mango Street\"\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWoman Hollering Creek and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarie Arana\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Lima, Peru. She is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eAmerican Chica\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award; two novels, \u003ci\u003eCellophane \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e Lima Nights\u003c\/i\u003e; the prizewinning biography \u003ci\u003eBolivar\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e Silver, Sword, and Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, a narrative history of Latin America; \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection from her well-known column for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLatinoLand\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress and lives in Washington, DC, and Lima, Peru.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52081538498843,"sku":"Latinoland","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81TRnF9V0CL._SL1500.jpg?v=1776718588","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/latinoland-a-portrait-of-americas-largest-and-least-understood-minority","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}