Sounds of Belonging - 9780814770245

Sounds of BelongingU.S. Spanish-language Radio and Public Advocacy\nAuthor(s): Dolores Ines Casillas\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814770245, 978-0814770245\nSynopsis\nHow Spanish-language radio has influenced American and Latino discourse on key current affairs issues such as citizenship and immigration. \n Winner, Book of the Year presented by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education\n Honorable Mention for the 2015 Latino Studies Best Book presented by the Latin American Studies Association\n The\n last two decades have produced continued Latino population growth, and marked\n shifts in both communications and immigration policy. Since the 1990s, Spanish-\n language radio has dethroned English-language radio stations in major cities\n across the United States, taking over the number one spot in Los Angeles,\n Houston, Miami, and New York City. Investigating the cultural and.