Challenging fronteras : structuring Latina and Latino lives in the U.S. : an anthology of readings; edited by Mary Romero, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Vilma Ortiz by Romero, Mary ; Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette ; Ortiz, Vilma (editors) - 1997

New York: Routledge, 1997. Paperback. Fine. Large octavo in illus maroon wraps; xix, 315 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: pt. 1. Conceptualizing the Latino experience -- 1. The structuring of Hispanic ethnicity : historical and contemporary perspectives / Candace Nelson, Marta Tienda -- 2. "So far from God, so close to the United States" : the roots of Hispanic homogenization / Suzanne Oboler -- 3. The invention of ethnic origins and the negotiation of Latino identity, 1969-1981 / J. Jorge Klor de Alva -- pt. 2. Immigration : coming from the Americas -- 4. Central American migration : a framework for analysis / Nora Hamilton, Norma Stoltz Chinchilla -- 5. A summary of Puerto Rican migration to the United States / Clara E. Rodríguez -- 6. The history of Mexican undocumented settlement in the United States / Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo -- 7. A repeat performance? : the Nicaraguan exodus / Alejandro Portes, Alex Stepick -- pt. 3. Reconstructing ethnic identities -- 8. Los Dominicanyorks : the making of a binational society / Luis E. Guarnizo -- 9. "Qué assimilated, brother, yo soy asimilao" : the structuring of Puerto Rican identity in the U.S. / Juan Flores -- 10. Reflections on diversity among Chicanas / Patricia Zavella -- 11. Life as the maid's daughter : an exploration of the everyday boundaries of race, class, and gender / Mary Romero -- pt. 4. Paid and unpaid work : negotiating gender relations -- 12. Power surrendered, power restored : the politics of work and family among Hispanic garment workers in California and Florida / M. Patricia Fernández-Kelly, Anna M. García -- 13. Reluctant compliance : work-family role allocation in dual-earner Chicano families / Scott Coltrane, Elsa O. Valdez -- 14. New roles in a new landscape / Terry A. Repack -- pt. 5. Economic and political restructuring -- 15. Brothers in wood / Alex Stepick, Guillermo Grenier, with Steve Morris and Debbie Draznin -- 16. The politics of language in Miami / Max J. Castro -- 17. Apartment restructuring and Latino immigrant tenant struggles : a case study of human agency / Nestor P. Rodriguez, Jacqueline Maria Hagan. || Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity. Hispanic Americans -- Cultural assimilation. Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions. Emigration and immigration. Hispanic Americans -- Cultural assimilation. Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity. Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions. Einwanderung. Ethnische Identität. Hispanos. Soziale Situation. Grupos etnicos (em geral) Imigracao e emigracao. Condicoes sociais. Soziale Situation. Einwanderung. Ethnische Identität. Aufsatzsammlung. Geographic: Latin America -- Emigration and immigration. United States -- Emigration and immigration. Latin America. United States. USA. Hispanos. USA.