The Xaripu Community across Borders: Labor Migration,

The Xaripu Community across Borders: Labor Migration, Community, and Family (Latino Perspectives)

During the past three decades there have been many studies of transnational migration. Most of the scholarship has focused on one side of the border, one area of labor incorporation, one generation of migrants, and one gender. In this path-breaking book, Manuel Barajas presents the first cross-national, comparative study to examine a Mexican-origin communityâ€™s experience with international migration and transnationalism. He presents an extended case study of the Xaripu community, with home bases in both Xaripu, MichoacÃ¡n, and Stockton, California, and elaborates how various forms of colonialism, institutional biases, and emergent forms of domination have shaped Xaripu labor migration, community formation, and family experiences across the Mexican/U.S. border for over a century. Of special interest are Barajasâ€™s formal and informal interviews within the community, his examination of oral histories, and his participant observation in several locations. Barajas asks, What historical events have shaped the Xaripusâ€™ migration experiences? How have Xaripus been incorporated into the U.S. labor market? How have national inequalities affected their ability to form a community across borders? And how have migration, settlement, and employment experiences affected the family, especially gender relationships, on both sides of the border?
Country USA
Manufacturer University of Notre Dame Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2009-04-17
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of Notre Dame Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2009-04-17
Format	Kindle eBook

The Xaripu Community across Borders: Labor Migration, Community, and Family (Latino Perspectives)

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