The confluence of stereotype and law -- Latinas/os in the American imagination -- Centering Latina/o stereotypes in those of other groups -- Greasers and gangsters : Latinas/os and crime -- Mañana (is soon enough for me) : fertility and welfare -- In the U.S.A. it's English or adiós amigo : Latina/o assimilation -- One of the smart ones : Latina/o (un)intelligence -- No Mexicans or dogs allowed: subhumanity -- Gringos in the Latina/o imagination -- Latinas/os in the mirror : intra/inter-ethnic glimpses -- Eradicating stereotypes : community-based strategies of media counterspeech and protest -- Mi familia as counterspeech -- Eradicating stereotypes : the collision of legal strategies with the First Amendment -- Beyond stereotype : movement toward social change.