Reviews for Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and the Politics Of (RE) Presentation In The United States

The average rating for Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and the Politics Of (RE) Presentation In The United States based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-13 00:00:00 Josh Canter Interesting premise and some significant conclusions regarding how Puerto Rican and Mexican identities are politicized, particularly in relation to citizenship. There isn't actually a lot of original research here though - most of the ideas seem to be synthesized from a review of previous literature (which is interesting in itself), with anecdotes from the field supporting those conclusions. Awkwardly written as well - it didn't flow well and would have page long paragraphs that rambled a bit. I would still recommend it for the unique research topic alone. It certainly raises interesting questions about how US Citizenship is perceived and used, and who is actually able to access the rights of citizenship in which situations.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-22 00:00:00 Thor Heimdahl This is an amazingly dense, but well-thought out look at how comparative racialization can reveal "ruptures" or contradictions in the national and local imaginaries and material realities. But in addition to this, Hong describes and performs a comparative historical methodology that can be applied in many different contexts.