"The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization" presents a diverse and representative selection of essays on the most studied topics, people, and issues in high schools and universities across the country. The series, the first of its kind, explores Latino life, culture, and history in the United States in its multiple facets, with its ramifications in the Americas, the Caribbean Basin, and the Iberian Peninsula. Drawing from the most significant articles - including peer-review essays, interviews, and reviews - books in the series bring together the best scholarship on the Latino experience in America. The series offers an expansive breadth of coverage, with topics spanning from religion, politics, and social issues, to cinema, literature, music, cuisine, and social life. Each volume includes an introduction by Ilan Stavans, a chronology of events relating to the topic, and a detailed bibliography to aid students in research.Immigration is a topic on the minds of a large portion of Americans. However, it is essential to approach it in an informed, balanced fashion, and the material presented in this volume does just that. To what extent are immigrants from Mexico and Central America different from their predecessors from, say, Italy, Poland, and Finland? Is the process of assimilation expected to be as successful today as it was a century ago? Has globalization changed the perspective of newcomers, making them remain loyal for a longer period of time to the place once called home? In addition to the more than 15 signed articles and interviews, this timely volume includes a chronology of events and suggestions for further reading to aid students in their research.