Enrique Pumar , associate professor and chair, sociology, was mentioned in El Tiempo Latino. In an editorial, his paper "Searching for the American Dream: Lessons from Hispanics Residing in Washington, D.C." was referenced. See below.

The American Dream in Washington, DC: Reading Dr. Pumar

From: El Tiempo Latino Date: Feb. 6, 2015 Author: Alberto Avendaño

In the academic paper Searching for the American Dream: Lessons from Hispanics Residing in Washington, D.C., Professor Enrique S. Pumar examines the rates of socio-economic attainment among Hispanic immigrants in the District of Columbia.

Pumar, who chairs the Department of Sociology at The Catholic University of America, shows in his research the human face of a tough reality and the "immigrant optimism."

"Neither the emotional and material costs of their journeys, the trepidations after their arrival, nor the uncertain path to citizenship seem to diminish immigrants' optimism about the opportunities the United States often provides," writes Pumar.

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