Creating a Latino Identity in the Nation's Capital: The Latino Festival (Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues)

An ethnographic study of the Latino community in Washington, DC, centering on the annual festival. Cadaval looks at the social and cultural contexts of the beginning of the community, the community history of the festival, the participants, foodways and the Kiosko, and framing cultural identities in the parade.