| Yucatecans in Dallas, Texas: Breaching the Border, Bridging the Distance Contributor(s): Adler, Rachel H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0205521029 ISBN-13: 9780205521029 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: "Yucatecans in Dallas, Texas: Breaching the Border, Bridging the Distance," 2e by Rachel H. Adler Other Titles in the New Immigrants Series Allyn & Bacon Series Editor, Nancy Foner, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives: Sudanese Refugees in Minnesota, 2e byJon D. Holtzman From the Workers' State to the Golden State: Jews from the Former Soviet Union in California by Steven J. Gold The Legacy of Exile: Cubans in the United States by Guillermo J. Grenier and Lisandro Perez New Pioneers in the Heartland: Hmong Life in Wisconsin by Jo Ann Koltyk From the Ganges to the Hudson: Indian Immigrants in New York City by Johanna Lessinger Salvadorans in Suburbia: Symbiosis and Conflict by Sarah J. Mahler An Invisible Minority: Brazilians in New York City by Maxine L. Margolis Changes and Conflicts: Korean Immigrant Families in New York by Pyong Gap Min A Visa for A Dream: Dominicans in the United States by Patricia R. Pessar "Pride against Prejudice: Haitians in the United States" by Alex Stepick Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship: The New Chinese Immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area by Bernard Wong |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 2007010496 |
| Series: New Immigrants |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.14" W x 8.36" (0.46 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Locality - Dallas, Texas - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through fascinating vignettes and case studies, this unique text illustrates how Yucatecan migrants actively maintain social ties across borders. It also paints a vivid picture of the people and their lives. It places them in the context of current U.S. immigration policy and mesmerizes students by bringing them up to speed on one of the most crucial issues facing the U.S. today. |