Write 6 pages with APA style on Analysis of Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez.

Write 6 pages with APA style on Analysis of Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez. This view about America was critically analyzed by Juan Gonzales in his book titled, Harvest of Empire, focusing mainly on the immigration of the Latino population. Gonzales provides the readers a historical overview of how the Latino immigration started centuries ago, and at the same time provides a laser-like analysis of the current events, that are impacting the Latino population. So, this paper will first provide personal interpretation of the book and then will analyze how its contents, particularly the portions which focus on the current issues impacting the Latino population, relate to today's social-ethnic reality.

Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzales is a must read the book for all those who want to know about the history of Latinos immigrants, who are now considered as the fastest growing ethnic segment in America. Gonzalez starts off by examining the history of Latinos in America, right from the times when Spain and Britain made a territorial conquest of America, until the present day. He has divided the book into three sections calling each section has “Roots”, “Branches” and finally “Harvest”. The first section of “Roots” only provides the historical background of the Latino immigration by focusing on the earliest relations between the Latin American countries and the United States of America. In this section, Gonzalez was quite critical of America’s foreign policy, particularly its imperialistic tendencies in the early centuries. According to the author, at that time, America tried to impose its will and influence over many countries and even over certain cultural or ethnic groups. “…a vicious and relentless drive for territorial expansion, conquest, and subjugation of others—Native Americans, African slaves, and Latin Americans.” (Gonzalez 270).&nbsp.