Jalos, USA: Transnational Community and Identity

by Alfredo Mirande

Book Overview

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"