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Through fascinating vignettes and case studies, this unique text illustrates how Yucatecan migrants actively maintain social ties across borders.Ā It also paints a vivid picture of the people and their lives.Ā It places them in the context of current U.S. immigration policy andĀ mesmerizes students by bringing them up to speed on one of the most crucial issues facing the U.S. today.
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Index
African-Americans, Yucatecans in Dallas and, 31ā32
agency, human, 2
agendas. See migrant agendas
Ainslie, Ricardo, 84
Alcorn, Lee, 31
assimilation, 127, 129ā131. See also transnationalism
Balam-Ek, Eva, case study of, 70ā74
Border and Immigration Enforcement Act (2005), 145ā146, 148
border crossings, 126. See also migration
effects of, 53ā54
āLong Live the Wetbacksā song about, 126ā127
āLos Mandadosā song about, 125
process of, 46ā53
as āweapon of the weak,ā 55ā56
boundary markers, ethnic, food/music as, 63
Bracero program, 21
Brazilian migrants, 58
Bush, George W., 45, 145
CancĆŗn, Mexico, 15ā16
casaācalle distinctions, gender and, 91ā94
Caste War, 11ā12
Catholic Church, 22ā25, 146
cattle industry, 12
celebrations, 22ā25
Che, Luisa, case study of, 66ā67
community affiliations, fiestas and, 60ā63
Cotton, Pat, 31
āCountryman to Countrymanā (song), 128
couples. See migrant couples, case studies of
couriers, YucatecanāDallas, 78ā82
coyotes, 46ā47, 50
credit associations, 62
crossings. See border crossings
Dallas, Texas. See also Yucatecans in Dallas
migration between Kaal, YucatĆ”n and, 17ā18
overview of, 28ā29
racial/ethnic relations in, 29ā33
Dallas Independent School District (DISD), 30
at-risk students in, 137ā138
student body of, 30ā31
de Gortari, Salinas, 8
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), 143
DĆaz, Porfirio, 7
domestic violence, 95ā96
domestic work, 38ā39, 89ā91...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword to the Series
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Kaal as Context
- Yucatecans in the āBig Dā
- Crossing the Line: Migrants and the U.S.-Mexico Border
- Migrant Agendas and Transnationalism
- Women and Men Migrants
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- References
- Index