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| xiii Acknowledgments I would like to gratefully acknowledge the financial support I received from the University of California-Berkeley, the National Science Foundation, the University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States, and the University of Kansas. I would like to thank the inspired scholars who challenged and encouraged me, advancing the theoretical depth of my questions and the intellectual rigor of this book: Michael Omi, Ann Swidler, David Montejano, Sandra Smith, Joane Nagel, Joey Sprague, Bob Antonio, Kelly Chong, Tanya Golash-Boza, Yajaira Padilla, and Jorge Perez. Many thanks go to my steadfast writing group partner and ongoing collaborator , Christopher Wetzel. For thought-provoking and detailed comments on the entire manuscript, I deeply appreciate the investments of Ilene Kalish, my editor at NYU Press, Tomás R. Jiménez, Edward Telles, and two anonymous reviewers. Colleagues and friends who provided feedback on my scholarship, in its various stages, also deserve recognition: Cinzia Solari, Jon Norman, Keyvan Kashkooli, Jennifer Randles, Jennifer Sherman, Osagie Obasogie, Eréndira Rueda, Katrinell Davis, Laurel Westbrooke, and Kevin and Karen Lucas. Thanks to numerous other friends and fellow sociologists with whom I have conversed over the years, for your support, questions, and feedback have also helped shape this book. Appreciation also goes to the many people who shared their heartfelt stories with me and whose tales appear in this book. It was my privilege and my challenge to work with and represent their life stories. I warmly recognize Timothy Brennan, whose confidence and pride in me has been with me since my first research trip. I deeply appreciate my longtime friends, or “fictive kin,” whose love and friendship sustain and nourish me, especially Kim Clarke Arce, Carrie Clough, and Rebecca Miner. Most importantly, I am grateful for and recognize the support and love of my family, to whom this book is dedicated: my mom, dad, step-father, brother, grandparents, and niece. ...

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