A place to be : Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican immigrants in Florida's new destinations / edited by Philip J. Williams, Timothy J. Steigenga, and Manuel A. Vasquez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steigenga, Timothy J., 1965-

Vásquez, Manuel A.

Williams, Philip J., 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin Americans--Florida--Religion--Congresses.

Latin Americans.

Latin Americans--Florida--Social conditions--Congresses.

Transnationalism--Congresses.

Transnationalism.

Florida--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects--Congresses.

Florida.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Place to Be is the first book to explore migration dynamics and community settlement among Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican immigrants in America's new South. The book adopts a fresh perspective to explore patterns of settlement in Florida, including the outlying areas of Miami and beyond. The stellar contributors from Latin America and the United States address the challenges faced by Latino immigrants, their cultural and religious practices, as well as the strategies used, as they move into areas experiencing recent large-scale immigration.

Contents:

Introduction : understanding transnationalism, collective mobilization, and lived religion in new immigrant destinations / Philip J. Williams, Manuel A. Vásquez, and Timothy J. Steigenga

Beyond homo anomicus : interpersonal networks, space, and religion among Brazilians in Broward County / Manuel A. Vásquez

From Jacaltenango to Jupiter : negotiating the concept of "family" through transnational space and time / Silvia Irene Palma, Carol Girón Solórzano, and Timothy J. Steigenga

Solidarities among Mexican immigrants in Immokalee / Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Mirian Solís Lizama, and Philip J. Williams

Transnationalism and collective action among Guatemalan and Mexican immigrants in two Florida communities / Timothy J. Steigenga and Philip J. Williams

Immigrant regime of production : the state, political mobilization, and religious and business networks among Brazilians in south Florida / Jose Claúdio Souza Alves

Lived religion and a sense of home : the ambiguities of transnational identity among Jacaltecos in Jupiter / Timothy J. Steigenga, Silvia Irene Palma, and Carol Girón Solórzano

Looking for lived religion in Immokalee / Philip J. Williams and Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola

Brazilian and Mexican women : interacting with God in Florida / Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Lúcia Ribeiro, and Mirian Solís Lizama

A place to be : new and old geographies of Latin American migration in Florida and beyond / Timothy J. Steigenga, Manuel A. Vásquez, and Philip J. Williams.

Notes:

"This book is the product of a collaborative transnational research project that grew out of a workshop held at the University of Florida in 2001"--P. vii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07858-5

9786612078583

9780813546989

0-8135-4698-2

OCLC:

318675752