A Place to Be

by Williams, Philip J.; Steignenga, Timothy J.; Vasquez, Manuel A.

• ISBN13: 9780813544939
• ISBN10: 0813544939
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-30
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

A Place to Be is the first book to explore migration dynamics and community settlement among Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican immigrants in America’s new South. The book adopts a fresh perspective to explore patterns of settlement in Florida, including the outlying areas of Miami and beyond. The stellar contributors from Latin America and the United States address the challenges faced by Latino immigrants, their cultural and religious practices, as well as the strategies used, as they move into areas experiencing recent large-scale immigration.Contributors to this volume include Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Carol Girón Solórzano, Silvia Irene Palma, Lúcia Ribeiro, Mirian Solís Lizama, José Claúdio Souza Alves, Timothy J. Steigenga, Manuel A. Vásquez, and Philip J. Williams.

Author Biography

Philip J. Williams is a professor of political science at the University of Florida and coeditor of Christianity, Social Change, and Globalization in the Americas (Rutgers University Press). Timothy J. Steigenga is an associate professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University and coeditor of Conversion of a Continent (Rutgers University Press). Manuel A. Vsquez is an associate professor of religion at the University of Florida and coauthor of Globalizing the Sacred (Rutgers University Press).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: Understanding Transnationalism, Collective Mobilization, and Lived Religion in New Immigrant Destinations	p. 1
Transnational Lives: Networks, Families, and Solidarities across Borders
Beyond Homo Anomicus: Interpersonal Networks, Space, and Religion among Brazilians in Broward County	p. 33
From Jacaltenango to Jupiter: Negotiating the Concept of "Family" through Transnational Space and Time	p. 57
Solidarities among Mexican Immigrants in Immokalee Patricia	p. 80
Collective Mobilization and Empowerment
Transnationalism and Collective Action among Guatemalan and Mexican Immigrants in Two Florida Communities	p. 103
Immigrant Regime of Production: The State, Political Mobilization, and Religious and Business Networks among Brazilians in South Florida	p. 128
Identities and Lived Religion
Lived Religion and a Sense of Home: The Ambiguities of Transnational Identity among Jacaltecos in Jupiter	p. 151
Looking for Lived Religion in Immokalee	p. 170
Brazilian and Mexican Women: Interacting with God in Florida	p. 190
A Place to Be: New and Old Geographies of Latin American Migration in Florida and Beyond	p. 209
Contributors	p. 227
Index	p. 231
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