On the Road in Search of Latino America
"What a long, strange trip it's been."
Last year, Louis Mendoza, Chair of the U's Chicano Studies Department, spent six months circumnavigating the U.S. on a bicycle—covering 8,500 miles and observing firsthand the "Latinoization" of the country. As the national debate over immigration raged in the mainstream media and on the campaign trail, Mendoza interviewed hundreds of people about their views of the emergence of Latinos as the nation's largest ethnic minority and the effect this demographic shift is having on national identity and culture.
On February 7, Louis Mendoza retraces his journey and introduces you to the people he encountered on the road during his search for Latino America.
Last year, Louis Mendoza, Chair of the U's Chicano Studies Department, spent six months circumnavigating the U.S. on a bicycle—covering 8,500 miles and observing firsthand the "Latinoization" of the country. As the national debate over immigration raged in the mainstream media and on the campaign trail, Mendoza interviewed hundreds of people about their views of the emergence of Latinos as the nation's largest ethnic minority and the effect this demographic shift is having on national identity and culture.
On February 7, Louis Mendoza retraces his journey and introduces you to the people he encountered on the road during his search for Latino America.
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