This richly detailed reference offers a strengths-based survey of Latinx immigrant experience
in the United States. Spanning eleven countries across the Americas and the Caribbean the book
uses a psychohistorical approach using the words of immigrants at different processes and
stages of acculturation and acceptance. Coverage emphasizes the sociopolitical contexts
particularly in relation to the US that typically lead to immigration the vital role of the
Spanish language and cultural values and the journey of identity as it evolves throughout the
creation of a new life in a new and sometimes hostile country. This vivid material is
especially useful to therapists working with Latinx clients reconciling current and past
experience coping with prejudice and other ongoing challenges or dealing with trauma and
loss. Included among the topics: · Argentines in the U.S.: migration and continuity. · Chilean
Americans: a micro cultural Latinx group. · Cuban Americans: freedom hope endurance and the
American Dream. · The drums are calling: race nation and the complex history of Dominicans. ·
The Obstacle is the Way: resilience in the lives of Salvadoran immigrants in the U.S. · Cultura
y familia: strengthening Mexican heritage families. · Puerto Ricans on the U.S. mainland. With
its multiple layers of lived experience and historical analysis Latinx Immigrant is inspiring
and powerful reading for sociologists economists mental health educators and practitioners
and healthcare providers.
