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Sanchez, Gabriel. "Building a Foundation For Coalitions Among Latinos and African Americans: The Impact of Latino Group Consciousness on Perceptions of Commonality with African Americans" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2008-12-12 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41301_index.html>

Sanchez, G. , 2005-09-01 "Building a Foundation For Coalitions Among Latinos and African Americans: The Impact of Latino Group Consciousness on Perceptions of Commonality with African Americans" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2008-12-12 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41301_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: There is power in numbers, and we are now beginning to see that the increasing proportion of racial/ethnic minorities in the United States is having a significant impact on electoral politics. Utilizing data from the 1999 Washington Post/Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University National Survey on Latinos in America, I examine individual attitudes of Latinos and their propensity to motivate affinity toward African Americans. The driving theory of this analysis is that perceived commonality between Blacks and Latinos is integral to constructing political associations at the mass level. The statistical analysis provides strong support for the contention that Latino internal commonality leads to greater commonality with African Americans, Therefore panethnicity, or a common identity among Latinos of different origin groups is a necessary component of common identity with external groups. Perceived discrimination also suggests that group consciousness has a meaningful impact on commonality with Blacks. As expected, Latinos who believe that discrimination is a major problem for Latinos are more likely to express commonality with African Americans. Recognizing that your group faces external discrimination provides the basis for commonality, as this connects individuals to the larger experience of being a racial/ethnic minority in the United States. In regard to national origin, it is clear that Caribbean Latinos (Puerto Rican/Dominicans) and Cubans are more likely to believe that they share similarities with African Americans. These perceptions are strongest among Caribbean Latinos who live in close proximity to African Americans and face similar circumstances to African Americans due to their skin color.

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