Yucatecans in Dallas, Texas: Breaching the Border, Bridging the Distance (New Immigrants)

Yucatecans in Dallas, Texas: Breaching the Border, Bridging the Distance (New Immigrants)

by NancyFoner (Author), RachelH.Adler (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: 2
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 10 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 0205521029
ISBN 13: 9780205521029
Book Overview:

This update of a beautifully written ethnography on Yucatecan migrants in Dallas, TX, is a best-of in Allyn & Bacon's New Immigrants Series.

Through fascinating vignettes and case studies, this unique text illustrates how these migrants actively maintain social ties across borders and paints a vivid picture of the people and their lives, it also places them in the context of current U.S. immigration policy. This is a must-read book that will mesmerize students and bring them up to speed on one of the most crucial issues facing the U.S. today.

Author Bio
Rachel H. Adler is Professor of Sociology at the College of New Jersey. Her research interests include Urban Anthropology, including Latino Immigration to the US, and Medical Anthropology, particularly Nursing Practice. Nancy Foner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her main area of interest is immigration, particularly comparing immigration today with earlier periods in the United States, the immigrant experience in various American gateway cities, and immigrants in the United States and Europe. She is the author or editor of eighteen books.