Beschreibung:
In this book, Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco provides a new perspective on the political development of an ethnic community that has been neglected in the studies of Latinx political development and debunks theories about immigrant communities' representation in U.S. electoral politics.
Introduction: Dominican Migration to the United States and Political Activism 1. Grassroots Organizations and Educational Engagement: The Emergence of Dominican Americans in the U.S. Electoral Arena 2. The Consolidation of Dominican American Political Empowerment in the 2000s: Alliances and Conflicts 3. Latinos/as/xs in U.S. Politics: A Learning Path for Dominican American Political Empowerment 4. The Dominican American Leadership in Their Own Words: Challenges and Accomplishments 5. Dominican American Political Activism in the Twenty-First Century: An Overview Conclusion: The Political Empowerment of Dominican Americans in the Latino/a/x Spectrum