Latinas Crossing Borders and Building Communities in Greater Washington (eBook, ePUB)

Applying Anthropology in Multicultural Neighborhoods
Redaktion: Molina, Raúl Sánchez; Cohen, Lucy M.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

After crossing several borders, Latina/o immigrants and their children meet challenges of globalization as they acclimate to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Facing different social and cultural barriers while adapting to this metropolis, most of them meet these challenges by building transnational bridges that connect societies and cultures. These circumstances have offered opportunities for anthropologists and other scholars to work together with community residents in activities that have contributed to cultural knowledge and action. Latinas Crossing Borders and Building Communities in Greater Washington: Applying Anthropology in Multicultural Neighborhoods addresses how Latina/o immigrants use a variety of strategies to meet adaptation challenges. Drawing on ethnographic research and practices, contributors highlight how Latinas and Latinos are building community while reshaping ethnic, gender, and generational identities. They focus on models of collaboration and interaction in community centers, healthcare, the labor market, education, and faith-based communities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498525336
• Artikelnr.: 45483542

Autorenporträt

Raúl Sánchez Molina is professor of anthropology at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED). Lucy M. Cohen is professor of anthropology at The Catholic University of America.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments and Permissions
Introduction: Latinas Crossing Borders and Building Communities in Greater
Washington - Raúl Sánchez Molina
Chapter One: La Clínica del Pueblo: A Health Clinic for the People, by the
People - Marcia Bernbaum
Chapter Two: Hogar Immigrant Services: A Case Example of Interagency
Collaboration Serving Diverse Ethnic Groups - Patricia S. Maloof
Chapter Three: Pluralistic Universe in Multicultural Medicine: Latinas
Adapting Cultural Heritage in Medical Fields - Lucy M. Cohen
Chapter Four: Latina Immigrants and Transnational Health Care Adaptations -
Martha S. Barkell
Chapter Five: Waiting for a Job at 'New Corners': Honduran Immigrant Men
Day Laboring in Greater Washington - Raúl Sánchez Molina
Chapter Six: Latin Women Organizers in Faith-Based Communities in West
Virginia and Maryland - Tadeusz Mich
Chapter Seven: Educational Outcomes for Latinos in Washington, D.C.:
Elementary to Higher Education - Shaun Loria
Chapter Eight: Where do We Belong?: Latinas/os in Pursuit of Their
Educational DREAM - Viviana Cristian
Chapter Nine: At the Crossroads of 'Racial', Ethnic, Sexual, Gender and
National borders - María Amelia Viteri
Conclusions: Applying Anthropology in Multicultural Neighborhoods - Lucy M.
Cohen
Index
About the Contributors