Latinos and the U.S. South

"Latinos and the U.S. South delves into the varieties of Latino and U.S. Southern cultures, proposing that the manner in which these areas adapt to the challenges posed by the arrival of the influx of Hispanic residents heralds the present and future conduct of other communities experiencing nontraditional Latino immigration in the United States today." "Through an analysis that incorporates historical research, existing legislation, and economic trends and statistics, and explores U.S. Southern and Latin American literatures, religious customs, the construction of a U.S. Southern identity, current events such as Hurricane Katrina, present tensions, and personal experience, Latinos and the U.S. South offers a window into how Latinos are adapting to an emblematic, yet often overlooked, region of the United States and the possible parallels between the two."--book jacket.