Constituting Central American–Americans

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Constituting Central American–Americans is written by Maritza E. Cárdenas and published by Rutgers University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0813592844 (ISBN 10) and 9780813592848 (ISBN 13).

Central Americans are the third largest and fastest growing Latino population in the United States. And yet, despite their demographic presence, there has been little scholarship focused on this group. Constituting Central American-Americans is an exploration of the historical and disciplinary conditions that have structured U.S. Central American identity and of the ways in which this identity challenges how we frame current discussions of Latina/o, American ethnic, and diasporic identities. By focusing on the formation of Central American identity in the U.S., Maritza E. Cárdenas challenges us to think about Central America and its diaspora in relation to other U.S. ethno-racial identities.