Mexican Hometown Associations in Chicagoacán
Title | Mexican Hometown Associations in Chicagoacán PDF eBook |
Author | Xóchitl Bada |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2014-04-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0813572061 |
Chicago is home to the second-largest Mexican immigrant population in the United States, yet the activities of this community have gone relatively unexamined by both the media and academia. In this groundbreaking new book, Xóchitl Bada takes us inside one of the most vital parts of Chicago’s Mexican immigrant community—its many hometown associations. Hometown associations (HTAs) consist of immigrants from the same town in Mexico and often begin quite informally, as soccer clubs or prayer groups. As Bada’s work shows, however, HTAs have become a powerful force for change, advocating for Mexican immigrants in the United States while also working to improve living conditions in their communities of origin. Focusing on a group of HTAs founded by immigrants from the state of Michoacán, the book shows how their activism has bridged public and private spheres, mobilizing social reforms in both inner-city Chicago and rural Mexico. Bringing together ethnography, political theory, and archival research, Bada excavates the surprisingly long history of Chicago’s HTAs, dating back to the 1920s, then traces the emergence of new models of community activism in the twenty-first century. Filled with vivid observations and original interviews, Mexican Hometown Associations in Chicagoacán gives voice to an underrepresented community and sheds light on an underexplored form of global activism.
From Here and There
Title | From Here and There PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandra Délano Alonso |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2018-04-02 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0190688602 |
When immigrants to the United States need to learn English, receive health services, open a bank account or get a work certification, US state and local governments or non-profit organizations usually assist as part of the process of supporting immigrant integration and, ultimately, citizenship. But over the past two decades, Mexico, and other origin countries of migrants have been increasingly filling gaps in these activities through their consular representations, particularly focusing on populations with precarious legal status. Put in the larger context of diaspora policies, these practices -- focused on establishing closer ties between the origin country and the emigrant population and protecting their rights through the provision of social services -- are one of the clearest manifestations of the reconceptualization of the boundaries of citizenship and the rights and obligations that come with it. This book looks at citizenship and immigrant integration from the perspective of countries of origin: specifically the processes through which Mexico and other Latin American countries are establishing programs to give their emigrant populations better access to education, health, banking, labor rights, language acquisition and civic participation in the United States. While immigrant integration is often assumed as an issue that mainly concerns the population and institutions of the country of destination, these cases demonstrate the role that origin countries play in supporting migrants' access to opportunities to participate as members of the societies they are a part of, challenging the limits of citizenship and sovereignty, and offering examples of innovative practices in the protection of migrants' rights. As an area of migration governance that is rarely discussed, this book offers a critical evaluation of these programs and their impact on emigrants, particularly on those who are undocumented or have precarious legal status, and the collaborations between governments and civil society groups on which the programs are based.
The Sanctuary City
Title | The Sanctuary City PDF eBook |
Author | Domenic Vitiello |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2022-08-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1501764705 |
In The Sanctuary City, Domenic Vitiello argues that sanctuary means much more than the limited protections offered by city governments or churches sheltering immigrants from deportation. It is a wider set of protections and humanitarian support for vulnerable newcomers. Sanctuary cities are the places where immigrants and their allies create safe spaces to rebuild lives and communities, often through the work of social movements and community organizations or civil society. Philadelphia has been an important center of sanctuary and reflects the growing diversity of American cities in recent decades. One result of this diversity is that sanctuary means different things for different immigrant, refugee, and receiving communities. Vitiello explores the migration, settlement, and local and transnational civil society of Central Americans, Southeast Asians, Liberians, Arabs, Mexicans, and their allies in the region across the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Together, their experiences illuminate the diversity of immigrants and refugees in the United States and what is at stake for different people, and for all of us, in our immigration debates.
Social Work with Latinos
Title | Social Work with Latinos PDF eBook |
Author | Melvin Delgado |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0190684798 |
This book is specifically focused on preparing social workers for practice and research focused on Latinos in the United States. It provides readers with a multi-faceted and updated perspective on this community, including dispersal patterns across the United States and tapping cultural assets for development of social interventions.
The Mexican in Chicago
Title | The Mexican in Chicago PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C 1902- Jones |
Publisher | Hassell Street Press |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 2021-09-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781013976926 |
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New Migration Patterns in the Americas
Title | New Migration Patterns in the Americas PDF eBook |
Author | Andreas E. Feldmann |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 365 |
Release | 2018-07-25 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 331989384X |
This volume investigates new migration patterns in the Americas addressing continuities and changes in existing population movements in the region. The book explores migration conditions and intersections across time and space relying on a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach that brings together the expertise of transnational scholars with diverse theoretical orientations, strengths, and methodological approaches. Some of the themes this edited volume explores include main features of contemporary migration in the Americas; causes, composition, and patterns of new migration flows; and state policies enacted to meet the challenges posed by new developments in migration flows.
Barrios Norteños
Title | Barrios Norteños PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Nodín Valdés |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0292787448 |
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