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Latina Public Officials in Texas

By: Sonia R. García,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Irasema Coronado,Sharon A. Navarro,Patricia A. Jaramillo

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Latina Public Officials in Texas

By: Sonia R. García,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Irasema Coronado,Sharon A. Navarro,Patricia A. Jaramillo

In the decades since Latinas began to hold public office in the United States in the late 1950s, they have blazed new trails in public life, bringing fresh perspectives, leadership styles, and policy agendas to the business of governing cities, counties, states, and the nation. As of 2004, Latinas occupied 27.4 percent of the more than 6,000 elected and appointed local, state, and national positions filled by Hispanic officeholders. The greatest number of these Latina officeholders reside in Texas, where nearly six hundred women occupy posts from municipal offices, school boards, and county offices to seats in the Texas House and Senate. In this book, five Latina political scientists profile the women who have been the first Latinas to hold key elected and appointed positions in Texas government. Through interviews with each woman or her associates, the authors explore and theorize about Latina officeholders' political socialization, decision to run for office and obstacles overcome, leadership style, and representational roles and advocacy. The profiles begin with Irma Rangel, the first Latina elected to the Texas House of Representatives, and Judith Zaffirini and Leticia Van de Putte, the only two Latinas to serve in the Texas Senate. The authors also interview Lena Guerrero, the first and only Latina to serve in a statewide office; judges Linda Yanes, Alma Lopez, Elma Salinas Ender, Mary Roman, and Alicia Chacón; mayors Blanca Sanchez Vela (Brownsville), Betty Flores (Laredo), and Olivia Serna (Crystal City); and Latina city councilwomen from San Antonio, El Paso, Dallas, Houston, and Laredo.

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University of Texas Press

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0292779984

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The American Professor Pundit

Academics in the World of US Political Media

By: Brian R. Calfano,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Aida Ramusovic

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The American Professor Pundit

Academics in the World of US Political Media

By: Brian R. Calfano,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Aida Ramusovic

This book considers the production of political media content from the perspective of academics who are increasingly asked to join the ranks of voices charged with informing the public. The work draws on the authors’ first-hand experience and relationships with media reporters, managers, producers, and academics offering their expertise to a wide array of media outlets to understand and report on the dynamics shaping how the academic voice in political news may be at its most useful. Featured prominently in the book is the trade-off between a conventional form of political punditry, which is often characterized by partisan rancour, and a more analytical, theoretical, and/or policy-based approach to explaining politics to both general and diverse audiences. Along the way, the work draws on original survey, in-depth interview, and experimental data to garner insights on what academics in media, reporters, and media managers perceive are the appropriate roles for academics featured in political media. This book also contains relevant technical tips for effective media communication by academics.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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3030708764

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Políticas

Latina Public Officials in Texas

By: Sonia R. García,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Irasema Coronado,Sharon A. Navarro,Patricia A. Jaramillo

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Latina Public Officials in Texas

By: Sonia R. García,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Irasema Coronado,Sharon A. Navarro,Patricia A. Jaramillo

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Academics in the World of US Political Media

By: Brian R. Calfano,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Aida Ramusovic

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Academics in the World of US Political Media

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Springer Nature

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3030708772

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Latinos in the New Millennium

An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences

By: Luis R. Fraga,John A. Garcia,Rodney E. Hero,Michael Jones-Correa,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Gary M. Segura

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Latinos in the New Millennium

An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences

By: Luis R. Fraga,John A. Garcia,Rodney E. Hero,Michael Jones-Correa,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Gary M. Segura

Latinos in the New Millennium is a comprehensive profile of Latinos in the United States: looking at their social characteristics, group relations, policy positions and political orientations. The authors draw on information from the 2006 Latino National Survey (LNS), the largest and most detailed source of data on Hispanics in America. This book provides essential knowledge about Latinos, contextualizing research data by structuring discussion around many dimensions of Latino political life in the US. The encyclopedic range and depth of the LNS allows the authors to appraise Latinos' group characteristics, attitudes, behaviors and their views on numerous topics. This study displays the complexity of Latinos, from recent immigrants to those whose grandparents were born in the United States.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139505475

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Human Relations Commissions

Relieving Racial Tensions in the American City

By: Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Brian Calfano

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Human Relations Commissions

Relieving Racial Tensions in the American City

By: Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Brian Calfano

During the 1950s, amid increased attention to the problems facing cities—such as racial disparities in housing, education, and economic conditions; tense community-police relations; and underrepresentation of minority groups—local governments developed an interest in “human relations.” In the wake of the shocking 1965 Watts uprising, a new authority was created: the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission. Today, such commissions exist all over the United States, charged with addressing such tasks as fighting racial discrimination and improving fair housing access. Brian Calfano and Valerie Martinez-Ebers examine the history and current efforts of human relations commissions in promoting positive intergroup outcomes and enforcing antidiscrimination laws. Drawing on a wide range of theories and methods from political science, social psychology, and public administration, they assess policy approaches, successes, and failures in four cities. The book sheds light on the advantages and disadvantages of different commission types and considers the stresses and expectations placed on commission staff in carrying out difficult agendas in highly charged political contexts. Calfano and Martinez-Ebers suggest that the path to full inclusion is fraught with complications but that human rights commissions provide guidance as to how disparate groups can be brought together to forge a common purpose. The first book to examine these widely occurring yet understudied political bodies, Human Relations Commissions is relevant to a range of urban policy issues of interest to both academics and practitioners.

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Columbia University Press

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0231549199

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Latino Lives in America

Making It Home

By: Luis Fraga,John A. Garcia,Gary M. Segura,Michael Jones-Correa,Rodney Hero,Valerie Martinez-Ebers

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Making It Home

By: Luis Fraga,John A. Garcia,Gary M. Segura,Michael Jones-Correa,Rodney Hero,Valerie Martinez-Ebers

A nuanced and insightful assessment of Latino life in America.

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Temple University Press

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Latinos in the New Millennium

An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences

By: Luis R. Fraga,John A. Garcia,Rodney E. Hero,Michael Jones-Correa,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Gary M. Segura

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An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences

By: Luis R. Fraga,John A. Garcia,Rodney E. Hero,Michael Jones-Correa,Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Gary M. Segura

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Human Relations Commissions

Relieving Racial Tensions in the American City

By: Valerie Martinez-Ebers,Brian Calfano

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Relieving Racial Tensions in the American City

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Latino Lives in America

Making It Home

By: Luis Fraga,John A. Garcia,Gary M. Segura,Michael Jones-Correa,Rodney Hero,Valerie Martinez-Ebers

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Making It Home

By: Luis Fraga,John A. Garcia,Gary M. Segura,Michael Jones-Correa,Rodney Hero,Valerie Martinez-Ebers

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