Foreword / Francisco A. Villarruel
Introduction / Ruben Martinez
Atzlan in the Midwest and other counter-narratives revealed / Sandra M. Gonzales
The changing demography of Latinos in the Midwest / Rogelio Saenz
Cosas politicas : Latino political views by region / Arturo Vega, Ruben Martinez, and Tia Stevens
Institutional obstacles to incorporation : Latino immigrant experiences in a mid-size rustbelt city / Theo J. Majka and Linda C. Majka
Impact of immigration and customs enforcement raid on Marshalltown, Iowa / Jan L. Flora, Claudia Prado-Meza, Hannah Lewis, Cesar Montalvo, and Frank Dunn
Health needs of Latina women in central Illinois : promoting early detection of cervical and breast cancer / Lydia Buki, Jennifer Mayfield, and Andrade
Latino ethnicity as a risk factor for arrest : U.S. minority and regional effects / Mike Tapia, Donald T. Hutcherson, and Ana Campos-Holland
Litigating bilingual education : a history of the Gomez decision in Illinois
David A. Badillo
Reaching across borders : the transnationalizing effect of Mexican migration on public schools in the outskirts of Chicago / Jennifer Tello Buntin
Increasing knowledge and networking opportunities for small scale Mexican growers in southwest Michigan / Maria Josef Santos and Antonio Castro Escobar
A people's mural in Detroit's Mexican town / George Vargas
Conclusion / Ruben Martinez.