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Summary: Informative, well-researched
Review: I have read significant parts of this book and I have found it very informative, well-researched. It contains much data on the Hispanic culture, the two most important issues for them (education & jobs), immigration, spanglish and its effect on the English language and much more. We should be aware how Hispanics will change the dynamic of our nation.
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Summary: Dame Edna?
Review: I was on a waiting list, from my local library, to read this when it came out, so I was eagerly awaiting its publishing. Now that I've read it, I feel let down and disappointed. It's not that it is a bad book, or not worth reading (it is worth reading), it's just that I didn't find any real new, ground breaking info for myself. Then, when I reached page 184 and found the caustic comic Dame Edna cited as an example of xenophobia, I couldn't believe my eyes. There went much of the credibility I might have afforded the author. Does he honestly not realize that Dame Edna is a male comic? Sorry, but that's not a mistake that should have made it past ANY editor. However, I got a huge laugh from it! Read this book for its intended purpose, but don't miss page 184.
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Summary: Insightful Analysis and Welcome Recommendations!
Review: Jorge Ramos does a great job outlining the crisis of leadership in the Latino/Hispanic community and lack of national leadership to implement a unified agenda. He provides great guidance and suggestions for a community in need of leadership. A must read for anyone interested in the Latino perspective.
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Summary: Insightful Analysis and Welcome Recommendations!
Review: Jorge Ramos does a great job outlining the crisis of leadership in the Latino/Hispanic community and lack of national leadership to implement a unified agenda. He provides great guidance and suggestions for a community in need of leadership. A must read for anyone interested in the Latino perspective.
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Summary: Shallowness abounds
Review: The book is page after page of banalities. It's not well-written, and it's not particularly original. It is, however, useful in one way: Ramos' attitudes about Latino integration *might* fairly reflect the views of many in designated Hispanic leadership. And, somewhat disturbingly, his view is virtually identical to Sam Huntington's: namely, that Hispanics are resistant to learning English and assuming an American identity. True, Ramos *celebrates* this premise, but it would be roundly denounced if it came from a non-Hispanic. Unlike the Buchanan's of the world, I have no doubt in the power of the American experience to integrate people of all skin colors and national origins. But newcomers must *want* to become Americans. And Ramos suggests that (at least) many Latinos don't.
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