Latino Small Businesses and the American Dream

Melvin Delgado is professor and chair of the macro-practice specialty at the School of Social Work, Boston University. The author of nineteen books, including Social Work Practice with Latinos: A Cultural Assets Paradigm and Social Work Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Youth in the United States, his research focuses on community-capacity enhancement, Latino populations, and other marginalized groups.

• Part 1. Setting the Context for Small Businesses in the United States 1. Introduction 2. Latino Demographics and Geographic Dispersal 3. Racial and Ethnic Small Businesses in the United States 4. Latino Small Businesses and Community Economic Development Part 2. Community Social Work Values and Analytical Framework 5. Values, Principles, and Analytical Framework 6. Indicators of Success for Latino Small Businesses 7. Implications for the Social Work Profession Epilogue References Index

A unique and remarkable piece of work that integrates knowledge from both the economy and social work fields. This book educates readers in the contributions of Latino enterprises towards building capital, strengthening our economy, and protecting the Latino culture. Melvin Delgado proposes a framework for assessment and intervention and highlights what community practice can achieve. -- Lirio K. Negroni, University of Connecticut Delgado presents a comprehensive and thoughtful perspective while also giving readers a clear and masterfully articulated text. A significant contribution to professionals working with Latino communities. -- Betty Garcia, California State University, Fresno Melvin Delgado provides a datadriven, theoretically-grounded foundation for the mobilization of Latino small businesses in social and economic development initiatives by social workers. -- Julie Birkenmaier Journal of Community Practice