New York is a Latino cultural hotbed. With nearly well over 2 million people of Hispanic descent in New York City area, more and more of the city's food, shopping, nightlife, and cultural activity revolves around the Latino communities. Nueva York is the only guidebook that gives you the insider view of Latino culture in the city, from food and nightlife to shopping and cultural events. This book reveals the most authentic Latino cuisine in the city,...

"Finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems" "Finalist for the Foreword INDIES, Political and Social Sciences Category" "Winner of the Robert J. Bursik Junior Scholar Award, American Society of Criminology" "Honorable Mention for the Herbert Jacob Book Prize, Law and Society Association" Asad L. Asad is assistant professor of sociology at Stanford University, where he is a faculty affiliate of the Center for Comparative...

Provides insight into how folklore and family create the rich fabric of Latino life.

"Describes the life and many goals of soccer player Lionel Messi"-- Provided by publisher.

This remarkable documentary on multiculturalism explores the growing subculture of salsa dancing in Japan, where salsa dancing and salsa clubs serve as a source of interaction and cultural mingling between native Japanese and Latino immigrants to Japan. Each group has a different way of dancing and different reasons for going to the dance clubs. In scenes at the clubs these differences are apparent. However, salsa clubs are also important and popular...

It's 1969 in America and Ray is confused about sex in general and his sexuality in particular. Being rescued from nearly drowning by a male lifeguard left the teenager more confused. Did he fall in love with Tony, the lifeguard, or was it forbidden lust for the handsome Latino college student summering as a lifeguard at the pool? Hormonal changes further complicate Ray's exploration of sexual attraction as he navigates becoming a high school track...

Dominic Santiago has the world at the tips of his fingers. Known as the handsome, macho, Latino lawyer who never loses, he revels in his success. He's in love with Sadie Hawkins and their future is all planned out: just as soon as the junior partnership at the law firm is given out; he will propose to her. Dominic's plans were swept away by the catastrophic winds of change. As one secret after the other is revealed, his life unravels and has him questioning...

"Look out, Venice Beach--the Wolf women are all together again. But when 70-year-old Virginia arrives with her teacup Chihuahua and unshakeable confidence, she senses trouble. Erinn is keeping secrets--like being broke and out of work--and Suzanna is paying too much attention to the wrong man--a Latino dance instructor who nearly broke her heart once before. Virginia's ready for the third act of her life, and she intends to make it rousing and romantic....

Juan Sanchez (b.1954) explores his Puerto Rican heritage and the issue of Puerto Rican independence through his work as an artist and writer. Combining painting, photography, collage, and printmaking techniques, Sanchez's art joins images of contemporary barrio life with memories of Puerto Rico, and addresses a fragmented Latino community fraught with political resistance and cultural alienation. Interview by Bibiana Suarez.