Awakening Giants: A Study of Contemporary American Hispanic Political Participation (Since 1965)/觉醒的巨人：当代美国拉美裔政治参与研究（1965年以来）

This book focuses on the political participation of the Hispanic community in the United States since the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and its profound impact on the American political landscape. It points out that Hispanics have gradually achieved political awakening after long-term marginalization. Although their voter registration and turnout rates remain below the national average, their influence in electoral politics has been steadily increasing. In non-electoral politics, Hispanics actively fight for their rights through lobbying and collective action, demonstrating increasingly strong political mobilization capabilities. The book also reveals how institutional injustice, social exclusion, and unequal power distribution constrain Hispanic political participation, reflecting the internal divisions and contradictions within the American political system, and providing an important perspective for understanding the structural problems and tensions in America's multi-ethnic society.

本书聚焦自1965年《移民与国籍法》和《选举权法案》颁布以来，美国拉美裔群体的政治参与历程及其对美国政治格局的深远影响。书中指出，拉美裔在长期边缘化之后逐步实现政治觉醒。尽管其选民登记率和投票率仍低于全国平均水平，但在选举政治中的影响力却不断上升；在非选举政治领域，拉美裔通过游说、集体行动等方式积极争取权益，展现出日益强大的政治动员力。本书同时揭示了制度性不公、社会排斥及权力分配不均等因素对拉美裔政治参与的制约，反映出美国政治体系内部的分化与矛盾，为理解美国多族裔社会中的结构性问题与张力提供了重要视角。