The Complete Idiot's Guide (R) to Latino History and Culture

I. SPEAK IN SPANISH, YOU'RE IN AMERICA. 1. The Latino Lesson. Bienvenido a America. Do You Hear What I Hear? Do the Math. City-Lovers. Away from the Bright Lights. Next Stop: Suburbia. More to Come. How Latinos Spend Their Money. The New Flavor of Life. Tall, Dark, and Handsome? 2. Two Paths, One Destination: Immigrating to America. The Roads to El Norte. Walking Through the Front Door: Legal Entry. Sneaking Through the Back Door: Illegal Entry. No Need for Stinking Papers. Make Up Your Mind, Uncle Sam! Money or Politics? Home of the Free: Political Immigration. Sticking Around. 3. The Reconquest of America. History of Latinos in the United States. La Primera Palabra. Seven Cities of Gold. The Pass to the North. California, Here I Come. Kino Can Do. Go West, Young Man. Comings and Goings. Back on the East Coast. The Spanish John Smith and Pocahontas. Nueva York. From the Caribbean, with Love. 4. You Say Hispanic, I Say Latino: Latin American Identity. You Say Potato, I Say Patata. South of the Border. Get Hip to the Language. Are You Talking to Me? Hablas Spanglish? Round and Round It Goes. II. WE'RE THE WORLD: THE LATINO UNIVERSE. 5. What Pueblo Are You From? We're Many. Across the Ocean Blue. Discrimination. Happy Coupling. 6. The Lay of the Land: Mapping Latin America. An Awful Lot of Land. Making It to Mexico. South to Central America. The Deep South of South America. Cruising the Sunny Caribbean. Latin American Isles. 7. Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas: America's Pre-European Civilizations. Oh, MAI: The Mayas-Aztecs-Incas. The Eagle and the Serpent. Inca, Inc. Other Civilizations. Gifts from the Past. 8. The Spanish Are Coming, the Spanish Are Coming: Colonization and Conquest. A Mighty Queen and a Daring Explorer. An Offer You Can't Refuse. Calling Off Columbus. Oh, Lucky Man. P for Pizarro and Peru. Lesser Luminaries. After the Conquest. Pretty Words, A Pretty Woman. 9. Birth of Nations: Independence for All. All or Nothing. My Mother, the Tyrant. Padre Knows Best. Two of a Kind. The Most Faithful Island. One America, One Problem. A Mexican Hero. 10. Cronies and Caudillos: The Twentieth Century. The Century of the Americas? Americas, Americas. Can You Dig It? The Teacher and the Tyrant. Don't Cry for Me, Argentina. Evergreen: Castro. The Night of the General. The Dirty War. The End of the Road. Narco Wars. 11. So Far from God and So Near to the United States. So Near to the United States. War Against Mexico. A Splendid Little War. The Revolution Without Bloodshed. Tell It to the Marines. Central Casting. Santo Domingo: Not Such a Holy Sunday. Return Engagements. A Walk to the Past. Fruit of the Labor. 12. A Few Good Men and Women: Latino Icons. Simon Bolivar: 1783-1830. Eugenio Maria de Hostos: 1839-1903. Benito Juarez: 1806-1872. Jose Marti: 1853-1895. Rigoberta Menchu: 1959- . For My People. The Mirabal Sisters. Emiliano Zapata: 1879-1919. A Twist, As Always. III. BODY AND SOUL, LATIN STYLE. 13. Mi Familia: Home and Family Life. Family Affair. Family Values. Macho Man. The Mother and the Mistress. The Troubled Familia. A Better Tomorrow? 14. Tradicion: Religious Traditions. News from Other Worlds. The Cross and the Sword. The Protestant Way. Pentecostal Paths. Jewish Traditions. The Way of the Saints. Personal Contact with the Other World. 15. Where One Eats, Two Share a Meal. Food from South of the Border. Toma Chocolate. The Exchange. Central America. Try This. Cuban Taste. Argentina. Steak and Potatoes. Latin American Spirits. IV. FROM MAMBO TO TANGO, SONGS TO SONNETS, SOCCER TO BASEBALL. 16. The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You. All the Sounds of the Earth. Dance, Ballerina, Dance. From Africa, with Music. City Sounds. It Takes Two to Tango. Cuba Does Mambo. Dancing with a Broken Leg. Salon Mexico. Lovely Lament. The Musical North. Back to the Classics. For Your Listening Pleasure. 17. Writing with a Spanish Accent. Latino Literature. In the Beginning. Nineteenth Century Nueva York. Of Poets and Pain. Latino Literature Learns a New Language. Chicanos, Nuyoricans, and Cubanos. Don't Forget About the Dominicans! All the World Is a Stage. Why Oscar Hijuelos Isn't Like Ernest Hemingway. Books for All Season. 18. Lights, Camera, Accion. Made in Hollywood. Latin Lovers. Music Lovers. Mysterious Ways. Spitfire. The Dark Lady. Greener Pastures. Positive Portrayals. We All Love Lucy. Down Mexican Ways. The Beauty and the Comico. Argentine Ways. Made in Cuba. Legendary Latinos. 19. Let's Play Ball. A Lot of BS ... . A Passionate Game. Let's Play Beisbol. Puerto Rican Peloteros. The Latino KO. V. LIVING ON THE HYPHEN. 20. Mr. Menendez Goes to Washington. The First Politicians. Chicano Voice. Three Caballeros. New York Lords. Dos Caballeros Plus a Lady. Cubanos. Caucusing. All Politics Is Local. The Latino Voter. Who Votes How? What Do Latinos Want? 21. Your Negocio Is My Business. Beginning a Business. Negocios Latinos. Painting a Picture of Goya. Soda Pop's Hombre. Rich Latinos. Purchasing Power. Corporate World. Good News. 22. Going to College. La Educacion. Preschool. Elementary School. High School. College Life. Colleges for Latinos. 23. Manana, Manana. The Reconquest of the United States. The More The Merrier. South of the Border. Immigration Woes. The Least Likely Place. The Great Education Dilemma. Looking at a Latino Hollywood. Tomorrow's Businesses. El Senor Presidente. Manana Is Only a Day Away. Viva Optimism! VI. APPENDIXES. Appendix A: Latino Holidays. Appendix B: Las Palabras: A Glossary. Appendix C: Libros: For Further Reading. Index.