Fragmented Ties: Salvadoran Immigrant Networks in America

by Cecilia Menjívar

Book Overview

In one of the most comprehensive treatments of Salvadoran immigration to date, Cecilia Menj var gives a vivid and detailed account of the inner workings of the networks by which immigrants leave their homes in Central America to start new lives in the Mission District of San Francisco. Menj var traces crucial aspects of the immigrant experience, from reasons for leaving El Salvador, to the long and perilous journey through Mexico, to the difficulty...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520222113
• ISBN13: 9780520222113
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"