Zapotecs on the Move: Cultural, Social, and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective

by Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez and Professor Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez

Book Overview

Through interviews with three generations of Yal lag Zapotecs ("Yal ltecos") in Los Angeles and Yal lag, Oaxaca, this book examines the impact of international migration on this community. It traces five decades of migration to Los Angeles in order to delineate migration patterns, community formation in Los Angeles, and the emergence of transnational identities of the first and second generations of Yal lag Zapotecs in the United States, exploring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813560705
• ISBN13: 9780813560700
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"