Latinos/as in Children's Film Images of an In/Visible Minority

This study seeks to integrate the cultural, social, and demographic trends behind the recent plethora of films for children with a Latino/a content. The author argues that the growth of the Latino/a population in the U.S. and its relative youth suggest that children's entertainment will play a decisive role in configuring societal perceptions and Latino/a identities in the future.

Manuel Martin-Rodriguez is Associate Professor, Texas A&M University.

Hyenas in the Pride Land: Latinos/as as Immigrant * Family Is Not Familia: Gender and Family Values * (M)other Tongue(s): Latinos/as and Language * Through the Past, Darkly: The Reel History of the Americas * Self-Representation into the Future: Latino/a Responses to Children's Entertainment in Film Hyenas in the Pride Land: Latinos/as as Immigrant * Family Is Not Familia: Gender and Family Values * (M)other Tongue(s): Latinos/as and Language * Through the Past, Darkly: The Reel History of the Americas * Self-Representation into the Future: Latino/a Responses to Children's Entertainment in Film