{"product_id":"south-central-dreams-pierrette-hondagneu-sotelo-9781479807970","title":"South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles for 2022, given by Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2022 Latino\/a Section Best Book Award, given by the American Sociological Association \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonorable Mention for the Robert E. Park Award, given by the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinalist for the 2021 C. Wright Mills Award, given by the Society for the Study of Social Problems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRace, place, and identity in a changing urban America \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the last five decades, South Los Angeles has undergone a remarkable demographic transition. In \u003ci\u003eSouth Central Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, eminent scholars Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Manuel Pastor follow its transformation from a historically Black neighborhood into a predominantly Latino one, providing a fresh, inside look at the fascinating--and constantly changing--relationships between these two racial and ethnic groups in California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on almost two hundred interviews and statistical data, Hondagneu-Sotelo and Pastor explore the experiences of first- and second-generation Latino residents, their long-time Black neighbors, and local civic leaders seeking to build coalitions. Acknowledging early tensions between Black and Brown communities. they show how Latino immigrants settled into a new country and a new neighborhood, finding various ways to co-exist, cooperate, and, most recently, demonstrate Black-Brown solidarity at a time when both racial and ethnic communities have come under threat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHondagneu-Sotelo and Pastor show how Latino and Black residents have practiced, and adapted innovative strategies of belonging in a historically Black context, ultimately crafting a new route to place-based identity and political representation. \u003ci\u003eSouth Central Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how racial and ethnic demographic shifts--as well as the search for identity and belonging--are dramatically shaping American cities and neighborhoods around the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Manuel Pastor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479807974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479807970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043987353855,"sku":"9781479807970","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0fbb8b5-e560-40bb-b3d5-036fdf14d9d0.jpg?v=1684970264","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/south-central-dreams-pierrette-hondagneu-sotelo-9781479807970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}