Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez

Zapotecs on the Move

Cultural, Social, and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective

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Produktbeschreibung

Through interviews with three generations of Yalálag Zapotecs ("Yaláltecos”) in Los Angeles and Yalálag, Oaxaca, this book examines the impact of international migration on this community. It traces five decades of migration to Los Angeles in order to delineate migration patterns, community formation in Los Angeles, and the emergence of transnational identities of the first and second generations of Yalálag Zapotecs in the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9780813560700
• ISBN-10: 0813560705
• Artikelnr.: 37722119

Autorenporträt

Cruz-Manjarrez, Adriana

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Yalálag Zapotecs
2. Building Community and Connections in Los Angeles
3. Community Life across Borders
4. Yalálag Zapotec Identities in a Changing World
5. Identities of the Second-Generation Yalálag Zapotecs
6. Danzas Chuscas: Performing Status, Violence, and Gender in
Oaxacalifornia
7. Community and Culture in Transnational Perspective
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Glossary
References
Index