The Other Latinos

Edited by José Luis Falconi

Edited by José Antonio Mazzotti

Contributions by Michael Jones-Correa

Contributions by Helen B. Marrow

Contributions by Arturo Arias

Contributions by Nestor Rodriguez

Contributions by Juan Zevallos-Aguilar

Contributions by Claret Vargas

Contributions by Edmundo Paz-Soldán

Contributions by Debra Castillo

Contributions by Teresa Sales

Contributions by Maxine Margolies

Contributions by Ana Cristina Braga Martes

Contributions by Luciano Tosta

The Other Latinos addresses an important topic: the presence in the United States of Latin American and Caribbean immigrants from countries other than Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Focusing on the Andes, Central America, and Brazil, the book brings together essays by a number of accomplished scholars.

Michael Jones-Correa's chapter is a lucid study of the complex issues in posing "established" and "other," and "old" and "new" in the discussion of Latino immigrant groups. Helen B. Marrow follows with general observations that bring out the many facets of race, ethnicity, and identity. Claret Vargas analyzes the poetry of Eduardo Mitre, followed by Edmundo Paz Soldán's reflections on Bolivians' "obsessive signs of identity." Nestor Rodriguez discusses the tensions between Mexican and Central American immigrants, while Arturo Arias's piece on Central Americans moves brilliantly between the literary (and the cinematic), the historical, and the material. Four Brazilian chapters complete the work.

The editors hope that this introductory work will inspire others to continue these initial inquiries so as to construct a more complete understanding of the realities of Latin American migration into the United States.