Demographics
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
100
Close to 1 Million
What is the number of Latinos in New England according to Torres? (P.4)
100
Providence and Central Falls. P. 125
What are the two cities with the largest Latino population in Rhode Island?
100
"Experiencing so great a squeeze between their income and housing costs that they are unable to meet their non-shelter needs at even a minimum level of adequacy." 60%. P. 79
What is shelter poverty and what is the percentage increase in the number of shelter-poor Latinos in MA?
100
Puerto Ricans in 1940 to work in the area's factories. P. 105
What is the group that "Latinized" Waterbury and in what decade did they arrive there?
100
Nashua and Manchester. Hillsborough (P. 182)
What are the 2 Latino enclaves in NH. What county are these towns in?
200
Rhode Island, 46%. Lowest- Maine- 15%
What is the state with the highest proportion of foreign-born Latinos and what is that percentage? (P. 26)
200
Federal cuts (devolution) for urban programs which Latinos used in other locations. P. 125
Why haven't Latinos in RI been able to build service organizations of their own as they did in NY, Hartford and Boston?
200
1. Persistent discrimination in housing and mortgage markets, 2. lack of equal access to education, 3) Socioeconomic differences between Latino owners and renters (more likely to be married, higher education, longer time in US). One-third. P79
What are the reasons for low Latino home ownership in MA? What percentage of Latino homeowners in MA are "shelter poor?"
200
Strength of the dollar in the DR, their social capital, elevated class position. P 120-121
Why are recent Dominican immigrants doing better than recent Puerto Rican immigrants to Waterbury?
200
Maine, Vermont and the Dakotas. We don't like the cold :-) P. 171
What were the only 4 states to have fewer Latinos than NH in 1980?
300
95%- RI (8.6), MA (6.7), CT(9.4). P. 4
What is percentage of New England Latinos live in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut? What percentage of each states' population is Latino (in 2000)?
300
Availability of entry-level and service jobs and presence of family and friends in the area. Also it is seen as "peaceful and safe" compared to Hartford. P.129
What are the reasons for the migration of Guatemalans and Colombians to Rhode Island?
300
1. Socio-economic status 2. Nationality differences. First wave Spanish Caribbeans (1960s), Central Americans (1980s), South American educated elites (now). Children of Caribs and CA's not doing well. Salvadoreans (pgs 158-60)
What is causing the fracturing of the Latino community in Cambridge? What group is Cambridge's underground community?
300
0/36 and 5/151. (P. 233)
How many State Senators in CT are Latino? State House Reps?
300
1. It is middle class of new migrants.
What is the most distinguishing characteristic of the Latino population in NH?
400
5.6%, was not enough to make a difference in the vote to end bilingual education (p. 282)
What is the percentage of the voting age Latino population in MA and why was this critical to bilingual education?
400
About 50%. (P. 264)
What percentage of Dominicans (of all generations) in Providence think that "Dominican and Latino are one and the same"?
400
SOCIOLOGY!!!
What is the best major at PC?
400
40%. 228,000 to 320,000 (p. 237). Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven.
What is the percentage increase of Latinos in CT between 1992-2000? What three cities in CT have the largest Latino populations?
400
Latinos in the US!!!
What is the best class at PC?
500
Cubans. 10.8%. Lowest- El Salvador at 2%.
What is the Latino sub-group with the highest elderly dependency ratio and what is it?
500
1. The are critical of American society 2. They keep a strong attachment to their ethnicity and country of origin. (p.269)
What is the reason that even though 2nd gen Dominicans speak English and feel at home in the US that they are not fully "assimilated"
500
Brazilian Immigrant Center. Their mission is to organize Brazilian immigrants against economic, social, and political exclusion and for social change. "They provide ESL classes, organized leadership development and specific education and training for rank-and-file workers, and advocated for workers' rights in the workplace through legal and political mechanisms" (P. 197)
What is the BIC and what does it provide?
500
Increasing the number of Latino elected officials. P. 232
What is the method of decreasing Latino political distrust and alienation in CT according to Pantoja?
500
Neighboring states as opposed to directly from Latin American (p.171)
Where are Latinos in NH migrating from that is different from Latinos in other states?
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