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Looking beyond the satin gowns, opera-length gloves, and sparkling tiaras that signify Filipino debutantes and Mexican quinceañeras, Evelyn Ibatan Rodriguez examines the meaning of these coming-of-age rituals for immigrant American families. Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras draws parallels between these communal ceremonies, as they each share a commonality in Spanish heritage and Catholicism and include a highly ritualized party. Rodriguez analyzes these rites and festivities to explain what they reveal about the individuals, families, and communities who organize and participate in them. 

Drawing on over fifty in-depth interviews with members of these fast-growing American Asian and Latino populations, Rodriguez shows how these communal celebrations of daughters have been adapted by immigrant families to assert their cultural pride and affirm their American belonging. Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras provides an intimate and compelling portrait of the various ways immigrants and their children are purposefully, strategically, and creatively employing Filipino American debutantes and Mexican American quinceañeras to simultaneously challenge and assimilate into U.S. culture and forge new understandings of what it means to be "Mexican," "Filipino," and "American."

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  1. Cover
  2. p. 1
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
  2. pp. 2-7
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-xii
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  1. Chapter 1. Una Cordial Invitación
  2. pp. 1-23
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  1. Chapter 2. “No Two Are the Same”: Quinceañera and Debut Rituals and Performances
  2. pp. 24-37
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  1. Chapter 3. Lazos/Ties That Bind: Quinceañera and Debut Social Networks
  2. pp. 38-60
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  1. Chapter 4. Pagdadalaga/Blossoming: Becoming the Debutante
  2. pp. 61-109
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  1. Chapter 5. Traviesos/Troublemakers
  2. pp. 110-139
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  1. Chapter 6. Pagalaala Na/Just a Remembrance: The Work of Making Memories
  2. pp. 140-161
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  1. Chapter 7. Conclusion: The After-Party
  2. pp. 162-178
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  1. Appendix. Nandiyan Lang/Just over (T)Here: Ethnographic Reflections on Researching American Immigrant Families
  2. pp. 179-184
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 185-192
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  1. References
  2. pp. 193-204
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  1. Index
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