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Forging Latino Power: The Politics of Inclusion, Backlash, and Resistance

Forging Latino Power: The Politics of Inclusion, Backlash, and Resistance - Paperback

by David R. Ayón, George L. Pla
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Availability:In StockContributor:David R. Ayón, George L. PlaPublish date:12/2/2025Pages:464
Language:EnglishPublisher:Berkeley Public Policy PressISBN-13:9780877724643ISBN-10:877724644UPC:9780877724643Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Hispanic & Latino, Political Process, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Campaigns & Elections, AmericanSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SC1571P0NT

"Ayón and Pla illuminate the strategies and courage with which Latinos have insisted on justice, resisted marginalization, and persisted in shaping our nation's future." -- G. Cristina Mora, Chancellor's Professor of Sociology, Co-Director, UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies

At a defining moment for American democracy, Forging Latino Power traces the fight for Latino political empowerment, from the earliest efforts to improve working and living conditions in California to the streets of LA today.

Through the stories of leaders and legends like Dolores Huerta, Alex Padilla, Antonia Hernández, Jorge Ramos, Eva Longoria, Pete Aguilar, Xavier Becerra, Monica Lozano, Henry Cisneros, Eric Garcetti, and more, this book reveals how Latina/o trailblazers overcame their community's historic exclusion to reach some of the highest positions of power.

Each hard-won victory for representation triggered backlash, but they forged ahead. Their ability to defy repression, defend the most vulnerable, and drive policy change models how constructive resistance can result in greater inclusion and progress.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Berkeley Public Policy PressISBN-13:9780877724643ISBN-10:877724644UPC:9780877724643Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Hispanic & Latino, Political Process, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Campaigns & Elections, AmericanSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SC1571P0NT
Ayón, David R.: - David R. Ayón, coauthor of Power Shift: How Latinos in California Transformed Politics in America, was educated at Princeton, Stanford, and El Colegio de México and has taught politics and policymaking at seven universities from UC Berkeley to UC San Diego. His work has appeared in over twenty books and other publications in the US and Mexico. Ayón is a Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center, and has worked as an analyst, consultant, political columnist, and special producer for Spanish-language TV during elections in the US and Mexico.Pla, George L.: - George L. Pla, Founder and CEO of Cordoba Corporation, is an entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist whose work spans business and civic activities that hold the common theme of empowering communities throughout California. From his early days in grassroots and community activism, and throughout his career, Pla has been on the forefront of Latino politics in California. Pla currently serves on the board of directors of the LA28 Olympic Games, as President of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, and as Chair of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
Publisher: Berkeley Public Policy Press

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