The Promised Land? The Lives and Voices of Hispanic Immigrants in the New South (Latino Communities: Emerging Voices--Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues)

170 Pages·2006·0.83 MB·English

by  Patricia Goerman

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LATINO COMMUNITIES
EMERGING VOICES: POLITICAL, SOCIAL,
CULTURAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES
Edited by
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
University of New Mexico
A ROUTLEDGE SERIES
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LATINO COMMUNITIES
EMERGING VOICES: POLITICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES
ANTOINETTE SEDILLO LOPEZ, General Editor
PUERTO RICAN NEWSPAPER COVERAGE THE QUEST FOR TEJANO IDENTITY IN
OF THE PUERTO RICAN INDEPENDENCE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 1913–2000
PARTY Richard A. Buitron, Jr.
A Content Analysis of Three Elections
CARIBBEAN SPANISH IN THE METROPOLIS
Maria Cristina Santana
Spanish Language among Cubans,
COLEGIO CESAR CHAVEZ, 1973–1983 Dominicans, and Puerto Ricans in the
A Chicano Struggle for Educational New York City Area
Self-Determination Edwin M. Lamboy
Carlos S. Maldonado
SKIN COLOR AND IDENTITY FORMATION
LATINOS IN ETHNIC ENCLAVES Perceptions of Opportunity and
Immigrant Workers and the Academic Orientation among Mexican
Competition for Jobs and Puerto Rican Youth
Stephanie Bohon Edward Fergus
TELLING OUR STORIES INVITING LATINO VOTERS
The Lives of Midwestern Latinas Party Messages and Latino Party
Theresa Barron McKeagney Identification
Stacey L. Connaughton
DOMINICANS IN NEW YORK CITY
Power From the Margins LEAVING LATINOS OUT OF HISTORY
Milagros Ricourt Teaching U.S. History in Texas
Julio Noboa
LATINO NATIONAL POLITIAL COALITIONS
Struggles and Challenges GAY HEGEMONY/
David Rodriguez LATINO HOMOSEXUALITIES
Manolo Guzmán
CREATING TROPICAL YANKEES
Social Science Textbooks and U.S. LATINO-ANGLO BARGAINING
Ideological Control in Puerto Rico, Culture, Structure, and Choice in Court
1898–1908 Mediation
José-Manuel Navarro Christine Rack
BROWN EYES ON THE WEB THE PROMISED LAND?
Unique Perspectives of an Alternative The Lives and Voices of Hispanic
U.S. Latino Online Newspaper Immigrants in the New South
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez Patricia L. Goerman
PREGONES THEATRE
A Theatre for Social Change in the
South Bronx
Eva C. Vásquez
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THE PROMISED LAND?
The Lives and Voices of Hispanic
Immigrants in the New South
Patricia L. Goerman
Routledge
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Goerman, Patricia L.
The promised land? : the lives and voices of Hispanic immigrants in the new South / Patricia L.
Goerman.
p. cm. -- (Latino communities)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-415-97774-6
1. Hispanic Americans--Virginia--Social conditions. 2. Hispanic Americans--Virginia--Economic
conditions. 3. Hispanic Americans--Virginia--Interviews. 4. Immigrants--Virginia--Social conditions.
5. Immigrants--Virginia--Economic conditions. 6. Immigration--Social aspects. 8.
Virginia--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects. I. Title. II. Series.
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For my parents and Kathy, Brett and Alivia
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Contents
List of Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
Chapter One
Introduction: Hispanic Immigrants in the New South 1
Chapter Two
Central Virginia: A Promised Land for New Latino Immigrants 21
Chapter Three
Troubles in the Promised Land: Complex Household Living
as a Temporary Survival Strategy in Central Virginia 47
Chapter Four
Gendered Experiences of Work and Family Life for Immigrants
in Central Virginia 75
Chapter Five
Permanent Settlement or a Temporary Stay? The Future of the
Hispanic Community in Central Virginia 99
Chapter Six
Conclusion: The Promised Land as a Relative Concept 125
Notes 137
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viii Contents
Bibliography 143
Index 151
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List of Tables
Table 1 Summary of Respondents’ Demographic Characteristics 10
Table 2 Summary of Respondents’ Living Quarters 12
Table 3 Qualitative Assessment of Respondents’ Household
Income 14
Table 4 Population Increases in Virginia and Central Virginia
From 1980 to 1990: Overall Population and Hispanic
Population 23
Table 5 Population Increases in Virginia and Central Virginia
From 1990 to 2000: Overall Population and Hispanic
Population 24
Table 6 Summary Characteristics of Respondents Currently
or Previously Residing in Complex Households 54
Table 7 Summary Characteristics of Men Residing With Spouses
or Cohabiting Partners in Central Virginia 82
Table 8 Summary Characteristics of Women Residing With
Spouses or Cohabiting Partners in Central Virginia 83
Table 9 Types of Jobs Held by Men and Women in Central
Virginia 86
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