Author: Ramón Luis MerlosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexicans
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Lansing Mexican-American Community
Author: Ramón Luis MerlosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexicans
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Michigan
Author: Rudolph V. AlvaradoPublisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 0870138855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Unlike most of their immigrant counterparts, up until the turn of the twentieth century most Mexicans and Mexican Americans did not settle permanently in Michigan but were seasonal laborers, returning to homes in the southwestern United States or Mexico in the winter. Nevertheless, during the past century the number of Mexicans and Mexican Americans settling in Michigan has increased dramatically, and today Michigan is undergoing its third “great wave” of Mexican immigration. Though many Mexican and Mexican American immigrants still come to Michigan seeking work on farms, many others now come seeking work in manufacturing and construction, college educations, opportunities to start businesses, and to join family members already established in the state. In Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Michigan, Rudolph Valier Alvarado and Sonya Yvette Alvarado examine the settlement trends and growth of this population, as well as the cultural and social impact that the state and these immigrants have had on one another. The story of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Michigan is one of a steadily increasing presence and influence that well illustrates how peoples and places combine to create traditions and institutions.
Mexican-American Civic Leadership in a Northern City
Author: Laura Lynn MorlockPublisher:
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Category : Community leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Ethnicity and Sound Change
Author: Rebecca V. RoederPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Latinos in Michigan
Author: David A. BadilloPublisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 087013888X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
The history of Latinos in Michigan is one of cultural diversity, institutional formation, and an ongoing search for leadership in the midst of unique, often intractable circumstances. Latinos have shared a vision of the American Dream--made all the more difficult by the contemporary challenge of cultural assimilation. The complexity of their local struggles, moreover, reflects far-reaching developments on the national stage, and suggests the outlines of a common identity. While facing adversity as rural and urban immigrants, exiles, and citizens, Latinos have contributed culturally, economically, and socially to many important developments in Michigan's history.
A History of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Lansing, Michigan
Author: Latino Community Development in Mid-Michigan Cities
Author: Louise JezierskiPublisher:
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Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Exploratory Study of the Mexican-American Community in Detroit, Michigan
Author: Sharon PoppLeadership in the Spanish-speaking Community of Lansing, Michigan
Author: John Francis NugentPublisher:
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Category : Lansing (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Becoming Neighbors in a Mexican American Community
Author: Gilda L. OchoaPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 029277883X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
On the surface, Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants to the United States seem to share a common cultural identity but often make uneasy neighbors. Discrimination and assimilationist policies have influenced generations of Mexican Americans so that some now fear that the status they have gained by assimilating into American society will be jeopardized by Spanish-speaking newcomers. Other Mexican Americans, however, adopt a position of group solidarity and work to better the social conditions and educational opportunities of Mexican immigrants. Focusing on the Mexican-origin, working-class city of La Puente in Los Angeles County, California, this book examines Mexican Americans' everyday attitudes toward and interactions with Mexican immigrants—a topic that has so far received little serious study. Using in-depth interviews, participant observations, school board meeting minutes, and other historical documents, Gilda Ochoa investigates how Mexican Americans are negotiating their relationships with immigrants at an interpersonal level in the places where they shop, worship, learn, and raise their families. This research into daily lives highlights the centrality of women in the process of negotiating and building communities and sheds new light on identity formation and group mobilization in the U.S. and on educational issues, especially bilingual education. It also complements previous studies on the impact of immigration on the wages and employment opportunities of Mexican Americans.