Jalos, USA: Transnational Community and Identity

by Alfredo Mirande

In Jalos, USA, Alfredo Mirand explores migration between the Mexican town of Jalostotitl n, Jalisco, and Turlock, California, and shows how migrants retain a primal identity with their community of origin. The study examines how family, gender, courtship, religion, and culture promote a Mexicanized version of the "American Dream" for la gente de Jalos.

After introducing traditional theories of migration and describing a distinctly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268035326
• ISBN13: 9780268035327
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"