Remaking citizenship : Latina immigrants and new American politics / Kathleen M. Coll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coll, Kathleen M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Social aspects--United States.

Citizenship.

Hispanic American women--Political activity--California--San Francisco.

Hispanic American women.

Hispanic American women--California--San Francisco--Societies and clubs.

Women immigrants--Political activity--California--San Francisco.

Women immigrants.

Women immigrants--California--San Francisco--Societies and clubs.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Remaking Citizenship explores the stories of low-income Latinas actively engaged in a new vision of feminist politics rooted in concerns as disparate as domestic violence, childrearing, women's self-esteem, and immigrant and workers' rights.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Conviviendo con Mujeres Unidas y Activas: Passing the Time with MUA; 2. Law, Politics, and the American Dream; 3. Learning the Ropes: Stories of Motherhood and Citizenship; 4. Autoestima y la Doble Misión del Grupo: Self-Esteem and the Dual Mission of the Group; 5. Desahogandose y Aprendiendo a Hablar: Speaking Up and Speaking Out; 6. Convivencia, Necesdades y Problemas: Vernaculars of Belonging and Coalition; 7. Remaking Citizenship: Immigrants, Personhood, and Human Rights; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804773690

0804773696

OCLC:

638861378