Becoming Neighbors in a Mexican American Community: Power, Conflict, and Solidarity

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Contents List of Illustrations viii Acknowledgments ix . Introducing Becoming Neighbors  . Theorizing about Mexican American–Mexican Immigrant Relations in ‘‘Occupied Mexico’’  . ‘‘Where the Past Meets the Future’’: Centering La Puente  . ‘‘This Is Who I Am’’: Negotiating Racial/Ethnic Constructions  . ‘‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place, with No Easy Answers’’: Structuring Conflict  . ‘‘We Can’t Forget Our Roots’’: Building Solidarity  . Constructing Puentes: Mexican American and Mexican Immigrant Mobilization  . Revisiting and Envisioning the Processes of Becoming Neighbors  Appendix: The Politics of Research  Notes  References  Index  ...