Apple Pie and Enchiladas: Latino Newcomers in the Rural Midwest.F358 2004-006920 0-292-70568-9 Apple pie apple pie typical, wholesome American dessert. [Am. Culture: Flexner, 68] See : America & enchiladas; Latino newcomers in the rural Midwest. Title main entry. Ed. by Ann V. Millard and Jorge Chapa. U. of Texas Press, [c]2004 276 p. $19.95 (pa) Driven in part by active recruitment to meat processing plant and factory jobs that pay low wages and have few benefits, there has been a large influx of Latinos to the rural Midwest of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . In this study conducted by Millard (School of Rural Public Health, Texas A & M U.), Chapa (Latino studies Latino studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Hispanic ancestry in America. Closely related to other ethnic studies disciplines such as African American studies, Asian American studies, and Native American studies, Latino studies critically , Indiana U. at Bloomington), and colleagues, demographic and qualitative data provide a portrait of what this migration means for the political, social, and economic character of the region. The qualitative research Qualitative research Traditional analysis of firm-specific prospects for future earnings. It may be based on data collected by the analysts, there is no formal quantitative framework used to generate projections. focuses on issues of prejudice and institutional discrimination, the Latino church, and educational and work experiences. Interspersed with the chapters reporting on research results are sections titled "En Pocas Palabras" ("In a Few Words") that look at specific events or processes as illustrative il·lus·tra·tive adj. Acting or serving as an illustration. il·lus  tra·tive·ly adv.Adj. 1. of the larger themes of the text. |
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