Latino Orlando: Suburban Transformation and Racial Conflict documents the migration, settlement, and incorporation of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in Greater Orlando, analyzes the response to the influx, and examines the ways that race- and class-based identities and distinctions were formulated and represented. The international migration to Greater Orlando impacted social, political, and economic life. The book details the complexities of those experiences for both the incoming and receiving populations. Latino Orlando reveals how demographic changes transformed not only the landscape, bu ... More

Latino Orlando: Suburban Transformation and Racial Conflict documents the migration, settlement, and incorporation of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in Greater Orlando, analyzes the response to the influx, and examines the ways that race- and class-based identities and distinctions were formulated and represented. The international migration to Greater Orlando impacted social, political, and economic life. The book details the complexities of those experiences for both the incoming and receiving populations. Latino Orlando reveals how demographic changes transformed not only the landscape, but the soundscape as well, causing dissent between Latinos and non-Latinos. Language ideologies in opposition to the use of Spanish led to the racialization of Latino people and Latino concentrated communities, which contributes to residential segregation and the growth of suburban ethnic enclaves. The book argues that Latino migrants are complicating racial categorizations and challenging the deep-rooted racial binary that has prevailed in the South. However, the book documents not only the tensions between Latinos and non-Latinos, but also the class-based distinctions that lead to dissent within the Latino population. Therefore, the book contributes to the growing body of literature on migration and globalization in the American south.