For First Generation Latine Hope is the Answer: Hope as a Generational Tool for Political Activism Varying by Skin-color

• In Event: Exclusion, Race, and the Politics of Engagement

Brief Overview

This paper explores the role of hope for first-generation Latine to pursue involvement in non-institutional forms of politics. We conceptualize hope as a generational tool that has roots in addressing racial discrimination and conservatism.

Authors

• Geidy Mendez, University of California-Irvine

• Claudia Alegre, University of California-Los Angeles