Celebrating debutantes and quinceañeras : coming of age in American ethnic communities / Evelyn Ibatan Rodriguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodriguez, Evelyn Ibatan, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--United States--Social life and customs.

Minorities.

Coming of age--United States.

Coming of age.

Teenage girls--United States--Anniversaries.

Teenage girls.

Filipino Americans--Social life and customs.

Filipino Americans.

Filipino American teenage girls--Social life and customs.

Filipino American teenage girls.

Mexican Americans--Social life and customs.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican American teenage girls--Social life and customs.

Mexican American teenage girls.

Manners and customs.

Anniversaries.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Looking beyond the satin gowns, opera-length gloves, and sparkling tiaras that signify Filipino debutantes and Mexican quinceañeras, Evelyn Ibatan Rodriguez examines the meaning of these coming-of-age rituals for immigrant American families. Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras draws parallels between these communal ceremonies, as they share a commonality in Spanish heritage and Catholicism in a highly ritualized celebration. Rodriguez analyzes these rites and festivities to explain what they reveal about the individuals, families, and communities that organize and participate in them. Book jacket.

Contents:

Una cordial invitación

"No two are the same": quinceañera and debut rituals and performances

Lazos that bind: quinceañera and debut social networks

Pagdadalaga: becoming the debutante

Traviesos

Pag alaala na: the work of making memories

Conclusion: the afterparty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439906279

1439906270

9781439906286

1439906289

OCLC:

813691478