Delerme, Simone Pierre,

Latino Orlando : suburban transformation and racial conflict / Simone Delerme. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 181 pages). - Southern dissent .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Buenaventura lakes -- Latinization, landscapes, and soundscapes -- The fractured American dream -- Social class distinctions and the Latino elite -- The encargado system.

"Latino Orlando" portrays the experiences of first- and second-generation immigrants who have come to the Orlando metropolitan area from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, and other Latin American countries. While much research on immigration focuses on urban destinations, Simone Delerme delves into a middle- and upper-class suburban context, highlighting the profound demographic and cultural transformation of an overlooked immigrant hub.



9780813057378

2019022120


Hispanic Americans--History.--Florida--Orlando
Latin Americans--History.--Florida--Orlando
Immigrants--History.--Florida--Orlando
Children of immigrants--History.--Florida--Orlando


Electronic Books.

F870 / .L385 2020