ISBN:
9780520958654
,
0520958659
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1322071357
,
9781322071350
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xx, 252 pages)
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
American crossroads 40
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Rosas, Ana Elizabeth, 1978- Abrazando el espíritu
DDC:
305.86872073
Keywords:
Foreign workers, Mexican Family relationships
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History
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20th century
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United States
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Migrant agricultural laborers Family relationships
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History
;
20th century
;
United States
;
Mexicans Social conditions
;
20th century
;
United States
;
Families 20th century
;
Mexico
;
Immigrant families Social conditions
;
20th century
;
United States
;
Migrant agricultural laborers Family relationships 20th century
;
History
;
Mexicans Social conditions 20th century
;
Families 20th century
;
Immigrant families Social conditions 20th century
;
Foreign workers, Mexican Family relationships 20th century
;
History
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HISTORY ; Latin America ; Mexico
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Emigration and immigration ; Social aspects
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Families
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Mexicans ; Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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History
;
Mexico Emigration and immigration
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Social aspects
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United States Emigration and immigration
;
Social aspects
;
United States Emigration and immigration
;
Social aspects
;
Mexico Emigration and immigration
;
Social aspects
;
Mexico
;
United States
;
Electronic books
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Online-Publikation
Abstract:
"Structured to meet employers' needs for low-wage farm workers, the well-known Bracero Program recruited thousands of Mexicans to perform physical labor in the United States between 1942 and 1964 in exchange for remittances sent back to Mexico. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, Ana Elizabeth Rosas uncovers a previously hidden history of transnational family life. Intimate and personal experiences are revealed to show how Mexican immigrants and their families were not passive victims but instead found ways to embrace the spirit (abrazando el espíritu) of making and implementing difficult decisions concerning their family situations--creating new forms of affection, gender roles, and economic survival strategies with long-term consequences."--Back cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index. - Print version record
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