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- Latin American Migrations to the U.S. Heartland: Changing Social Landscapes in Middle America
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: The Working Class in American History
summary
This collection examines Latina/o immigrants and the movement of the Latin American labor force to the central states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa. Contributors look at outside factors affecting migration, including corporate agriculture, technology, globalization, and government. They also reveal how cultural affinities like religion, strong family ties, farming, and cowboy culture attract these newcomers to the Heartland. Throughout, essayists point to how hostile neoliberal policy reforms have made it difficult for Latin American immigrants to find social and economic stability.
Filled with varied and eye-opening perspectives, Latin American Migrations to the U.S. Heartland reveals how identities, economies, and geographies are changing as Latin Americans adjust to their new homes, jobs, and communities.
Contributors: Linda Allegro, Tisa M. Anders, Scott Carter, Caitlin Didier, Miranda Cady Hallett, Edmund Hamann, Albert Iaroi, Errol D. Jones, Jane Juffer, László J. Kulcsár, Janelle Reeves, Jennifer F. Reynolds, Sandi Smith-Nonini, and Andrew Grant Wood.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. 4
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Part I: Geographies in Historical Perspective
- Part II: Contesting Policy and Legal Boundaries
- Part III: Transnational Identities and New Landscapes of Home
- Part IV: Media and Reimagined Sites of Accommodation and Contestation
- Part V: Religion and Migrant Communities
- Part VI: Demographics
- Contributors
- pp. 311-316
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252094927
Related ISBN(s)
9780252037665, 9780252084355
MARC Record
OCLC
843860774
Pages
344
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2019