Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism Free Audiobook Download by Laura E. Gómez


This book tells the story of Latinos in America from the perspective of a first-generation Mexican American family. The author, Laura E. Gómez, writes about the obstacles that people of color face and how they have often been overlooked in history books in America. One chapter is titled "Libraries" where she talks about how Latino children are often left out of libraries when trying to get books because they don't fit into a stereotype.

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism provides an informative, eye-opening history of US immigration laws and the role that Latinos and Latinas have played in these laws.

'Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism' is a fascinating story of how the media goes about describing minorities in America. It analyzes the ways that Latinos are portrayed in media and how these portrayals are often negative and might be considered racist. Through her own research and interviews with other journalists, reporters, filmmakers, novelists, and academics, Gómez illuminates how America's relationship with its Latino population has changed over time.

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism is a book that tells the story of how Latinos came to be. The author, Laura E. Gómez, had a personal experience with racism and bigotry in the US. She was able to come up with a creative way to have her voice heard by publishing through an audiobook.

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism is the story of how Latinos became the target of a national experiment to create a "scientifically" pure white race. El Salvadoran Laura E. Gomez, who writes about her family history, or as she calls them, "The White Ones", in this history recounted on audio by Joana Garcia.

This is a book that deserves to be heard. It unveils the heart of racism in America which invisibilizes Latinos and Asians while they are becoming more than 3/4 of the country's population, but also how they have been represented throughout history by popular culture through film, television, and literature

Published Date 2020-08-25
Duration 8 hours 49 minutes
Author Laura E. Gómez
Narrated Joana Garcia
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Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Politics
Parent Category Political Advocacy, Social Science

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