From homemakers to breadwinners to community leaders : migrating women, class, and color / Norma Fuentes-Mayorga.

"In From Homemakers, to Breadwinners to Community Leaders, Norma Fuentes-Mayorga compares the immigration and integration experiences of Dominican and Mexican women in New York City, a traditional destination for Dominicans but a relatively new one for Mexicans. Her book documents the significance o...

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Main Author: Fuentes-Mayorga, Norma (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Dominican American women > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Mexican American women > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Dominican American women > New York (State) > New York > Cultural assimilation.
Mexican American women > New York (State) > New York > Cultural assimilation.
Hispanic Americans > New York (State) > New York > Race identity.
Hispanic Americans > New York (State) > New York > Ethnic identity.
Women immigrants > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Working class women > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Dominican Republic > Emigration and immigration > Case studies.
Mexico > Emigration and immigration > Case studies.
Emigration and immigration.
Hispanic Americans > Ethnic identity.
Mexican American women > Cultural assimilation.
Mexican American women > Social conditions.
Women immigrants > Social conditions.
Working class women > Social conditions.
Dominican Republic.
Mexico.
New York (State) > New York.
Case studies.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Migrating women, class, and color
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The migration of women and race : a typology
  • the new spaces and faces of Latino neighborhoods in New York City
  • "Unos duermen de noche y otros de día" : the living arrangements of undocumented families
  • An intersectional view at social mobility, race, and migration
  • "Y ellos pensaban que yo era blanca!" : racial capital and ambiguous identities.