{"product_id":"south-central-dreams-finding-home-and-building-community-in-south-la-9781479804023","title":"South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRace, place, and identity in a changing urban America \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479804023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352","brand":"Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39327311298635,"sku":"9781479804023","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_8bcd154f-841c-4768-8f55-da8ca864c917.jpg?v=1618940437","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/south-central-dreams-finding-home-and-building-community-in-south-la-9781479804023","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}