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The myth of the "Latino vote"
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38 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2020
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We are conducting a listener survey in partnership with our colleagues in The Democracy Group podcast network. Take a few minutes to help us learn more about how we can make epodes that will better serve you in 2021 and beyond and receive a Democracy Group notebook. Take the survey.Geraldo Cadava is a professor of History and Latina and Latino Studies at Northwestern University. His book,"The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity from Nixon to Trump," examines little-understood history of Hispanic Americans with a cultural study of how post–World War II Republican politicians actively courted the Hispanic vote.In the book and in this interview, Cadava offers insight into the complicated dynamic between Latino liberalism and conservatism, which, when studied together, shine a crucial light on a rapidly-changing demographic that will impact American elections for years to come.Additional InformationThe Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity from Nixon to TrumpCadava's lecture for Penn State Latinx StudiesCadava's websiteCadava on TwitterRelated EpisodesLatino immigrants and the changing makeup of American democracyStreet-level bureaucrats at the border
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Nov 30, 2020
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