The Latino Migration Experience in North Carolina: New Roots in the Old North State

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Contents Preface ix introduction 1 Mapping the Issues at the Heart of Change in North Carolina  and the Southeast 1 preserving our heritage, promoting our future 13 What’s at Stake in Alamance County and Beyond 2 immigration in north carolina’s past 57 Learning from History 3 bienvenidos a norte carolina 71 The Economic, Work, and Social Realities of Migration  from Both Sides of the Border 4 burying the knife, building communities 109 How Migrants Make New Lives 5 defying the odds 141 Latino Youth, the Agents of Change Conclusion 175 Notes 181 Bibliography 189 Acknowledgments 203 Index 205 This page intentionally left blank Illustrations North Carolina counties xvi Heritage banner flies over the city of Graham 14 “New Hope in Christ” Evangelical Church in Alamance County 33 Abolitionist poster from an 1851 Boston newspaper 46 Poster found in Alamance County in August 2008 warning Hispanics to avoid police 47 Newspaper advertisements recruiting Latinos to work in North Carolina 72 Girls play basketball at a school in rural Guanajuato 95 A resident of Tamaula, Guanajuato, herds goats to the town’s dairy 97 A one-­ stop shop in Graham for sending remittances, getting tax assistance, and buying phone cards 105 Poster for festival celebrating Latino heritage in Asheboro 110 Puppet created by the Paperhand Puppet Intervention in Saxapahaw, inspired by Mexican Day of the Dead traditions 126 Advertisement for the Dominican merengue band Oro Solido 138 This page intentionally left blank ...