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    Notes on Insurgent Conviviality

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    Series series Latinx Studies
    What does it mean to be Mexican American in Houston, TX?For the Mendoza-Martinez family, the answer to this question is complicated and evolving. In this fascinating memoir, author Dr Louis Mendoza tells his family’s story over three generations, exploring the ongoing efforts to negotiate intense racialization in Texas. Examining questions of community, belonging and home, migrancy, and social ... Read more

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  • The Cost of Safety

    Central American Young People's Notions of Home

    Series series Latinx Studies
    What are the experiences of Central American young people and how do they navigate new challenges amidst displacement?As coloniality intensifies across the globe, young people are increasingly forced into the diaspora. The Cost of Safety provides critical insight into young people's experiences of circular migration and translocal living while searching for safety in Canada.Mirna Carranza argues ... Read more

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  • Latinidad, Identity Formation, and the Mass Media Landscape

    Constructing Pocho Villa

    Series series Latinx Studies
    How can mass media be used to help construct a personal sense of Latinidad whilst navigating predominately white spaces?As the son of a Mexican immigrant man and a white American woman, living in predominately white areas, author Gabriel A. Cruz shares how his identity was shaped by the socio-cultural forces of whiteness and Latinidad. Grappling with challenges of internalized racism and ... Read more

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  • Don Magdaleno’s Story

    A Typical but Memorable Life of a Mexican Migrant

    Series series Forced Migration Studies
    How did Don Magdaleno’s deep-rooted cultural heritage shape his journey from Mexico to the United States?In this book, author Gregorio Mora Torres traces Don Magdaleno’s life from his roots in Eastern Michoacan as a descendant of peasants to his survival skills, shaped by both regional culture and Mesoamerican traditions. After growing up fatherless, Don Magdaleno first went to California as a ... Read more

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  • A Family’s Endless Journey Between Oaxaca, México, and California

    Fragmented Spaces, Fragmented Identities

    Series series Forced Migration Studies
    How can the lived experiences of a family living between México and the United States demonstrate the perseverance of comunalidad?Beginning with an exploration of identity through comunalidad in Oaxaca, author Teresa Figueroa Sánchez delves into the journey of three generations of her family, first in México City, then Santa Marta, California. Examining how her family struggled to live in the ... Read more

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