The ten articles collected in this volume report on the socioeconomic status of Hispanics in America. They discuss trends, problems, and developments for Hispanics in these areas: education, business, technology, employment, media, economic development, foreign relations, immigration, and mental health. Titles (and authors) are: (1) "The Role of the Chicano Academic and the Chicano Non-Academic Community" (Tomas Rivera); (2) "The Hispanic Megatrend" (Roger Fridholm); (3) "The Hispanic Business Agenda" (Brian Dyson); (4) "Hispanic America, A Personal View" (Franklin R. Chang-Diaz); (5) "Employment Conditions for Hispanics in the U.S.: Occupational Segregation and Wage Inequities" (Lea Ybarra); (6) "Latinos in Film and Television" (Ricardo Montalban); (7) "Economic Development and the Hispanic Community" (Arabella Martinez); (8) "The Kissinger Report: A Hispanic-American Perspective" (Phillip V. Sanchez); (9) "Immigration" (Antonia Hernandez); and (10) "Selected Trends and Developments Related to the Mental Health Status of the Hispanic Community" (Juan Ramos and Celia Gonzalez Torres). (KH)