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ix Illustrations Figures 1. Allegoric representation of the book’s title, I 4 2. Allegoric representation of the book’s title, II 5 3. United States Postal Service stamps: Latin music legends 10 4. Outdoor mural of Carlos Gardel, advertising an Argentine sparkling wine 11 5. Tango mural decorating an old government office 12 6. La esquina argentina (the Argentine corner) can be read on this restaurant’s awning 50 7. Anahí Viladrich by the “Argentine tribute wall” 51 8. Outdoor tango dancing by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge 53 9. Free outdoor tango dancing that takes place every Saturday during the summer months, by the Shakespeare statue in Central Park in New York City 53 10. Tango embrace I 56 11. Dancer performing as a “wallflower”; an iconic representation of a female tango aficionado who is waiting to be asked to dance 68 12. Argentine dancing parlor (milonga) in New York City 74 13. Tango couple I 79 14. Tango couple II 80 15. Tango demonstration of the “Dinzel School” 86 16. The tango’s avant-garde 87 17. Tango shoe shop in El Abasto neighborhood 95 18. Tango souvenirs in El Abasto neighborhood in Buenos Aires 96 x • Illustrations 19. Souvenir book representing a bandoneón displayed at the Librería del Colegio (the School Library) in Buenos Aires 117 20. Fantasy tango I 194 21. Fantasy tango II 195 22. Conceptual model of immigrants’ health-seeking behaviors 197 23. Tango embrace II 217 Table 1. Nonimmigrant admissions by country of citizenship (Argentina) and by selected class of admission, 1996–2010 130 ...

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