Zapotecs on the Move Cultural, Social, and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective

Name: Zapotecs on the Move Cultural, Social, and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective
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ISBN: 9780813560700

ISBN-10: 0813560705

ISBN-13: 9780813560700

Edition: 2013

Authors: Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez

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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, exploring why these immigrants and their descendents now think of themselves as Mexican, Mexican Indian immigrants, Oaxaqueños, and Latinos—identities they did not claim in Mexico.Based on multi-site fieldwork conducted over a five-year period, Adriana…

Book details

List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 5/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 268
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Yallag Zapotecs



Building Community and Connections in Los Angeles



Community Life across Borders



Yallag Zapotec Identities in a Changing World



Identities of the Second-Generation Yallag Zapotecs



Danzas Chuscas: Performing Status, Violence, and Gender in Oaxacalifornia



Community and Culture in Transnational Perspective


Conclusion


Appendix


Notes


Glossary


References


Index