The Awakening Giant

This book focuses on the political participation of the Latino community in the United States since the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Voting Rights Act in 1965, as well as its far-reaching impact on the American political landscape. The book points out that Latinos have gradually achieved political awakening after long-term marginalization. Although their voter registration and turnout rates remain below the national average, their influence in electoral politics has been steadily rising. In nonelectoral political arenas, Latinos actively advocate for their rights through lobbying, collective action, and other means, demonstrating an increasingly powerful capacity for political mobilization. The book also examines the constraints on Latino political participation imposed by factors such as institutional injustice, social exclusion, and unequal power distribution, reflecting the divisions and contradictions within the American political system. It provides an important perspective for understanding the structural problems and tensions in a multiethnic society like the United States.¿¿¿¿¿1965¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿