The Promised Land?
The Lives and Voices of Hispanic Immigrants in the New South
1st Edition
Published on 27. February 2006
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-415-97774-6 (ISBN)
Description
Through analysis of in-depth interviews with seventy-three Hispanic immigrants in Central Virginia, this book offers a rare in-depth look at the views and circumstances of immigrants in a new receiving area. It provides an examination of the new migration trend including an analysis of immigrants' living and working conditions, their family life, and their plans for the future.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
403 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-97774-6 (9780415977746)
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Patricia Goerman is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the United States Census Bureau. Her most recent publication is a chapter in Complex Ethnic Householdsin America.
Content
Chapter 1. Introduction: Globalization and the Dispersal of Immigrants to Non-Traditional Receiving Areas in the United StatesChapter 2. Central Virginia: A Promised Land for New Latino Immigrants?Chapter 3. Troubles in the Promised Land: Complex Household Living as a Temporary Survival Strategy in Central VirginiaChapter 4. One Step Forward, Two steps Back: Gendered Experiences of Work and Family Life in Central VirginiaChapter 5. Permanent Settlement or a Temporary Stay?: The Future of the Hispanic Community in Central VirginiaChapter 6. The Promised Land As a Relative Concept: Public Policy Concerns for the FutureBibliographyAppendix A