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The Salvadoran Americans

Author: Carlos B Cordova
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.
Series: New Americans (Westport, Conn.)
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Carlos B Cordova
ISBN: 0313323062 9780313323065
OCLC Number: 61204296
Description: xiv, 178 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Contents: pt. I. Background -- 1. El Salvador, the land of origin -- Geography -- Demographics -- Language and literacy -- History -- The Salvadoran civil war -- Salvadoran society after the peace accords -- Culture -- World view and religion -- Traditional medicine, philosophy and practice -- pt. II. Coming to the United States and status -- 2. U.S. immigration laws for Salvadorans and status -- Salvadoran immigrants and U.S. immigration laws 1980-2004 -- Refugee status and political asylum -- The undocumented Salvadoran population -- The sanctuary movement, religious communities, and Salvadoran refugees in the United States -- The impact of the Immigration Reform Act of 1986 on Salvadoran immigrants -- Temporary protected status for Salvadorans -- Deferred enforced departure -- American Baptist Church, political asylum -- Citizenship efforts -- 3. Causes of Salvadoran and Central American emigration and waves of migration -- Migration determinants -- War and revolution -- Economic migrations -- Arriving in the United States -- Central American immigration patterns to the United States -- The first Central American migration wave (1870-1930) -- The second Central American migration wave (1930-1941) -- The third Central American migration wave (1941-1950) -- The fourth Central American migration wave (1960-1970) -- The fifth Central American migration wave (1975-1990) -- The sixth Central American migration wave (1991-2004) -- 4. Demographics of Salvadorans and other Central Americans in the United States -- Salvadoran populations in the United States since 1979 -- Salvadoran demographics in the 1990 census and the 2000 census -- Settlement characteristics of Salvadoran populations in the United States -- Characteristics of Central American immigrants in the United States -- pt. III. Adjustment and adaptation -- 5. Cultural baggage and integration -- The old and the new cultures -- Family issues -- The adjustment and cultural adaptation of Salvadoran immigrants -- Obstacles to cultural adaptation and social integration -- Language acquisition -- Educational issues -- Employment issues -- The structure of Salvadoran American communities -- The emergence of political organizing in Central American communities in the United States -- Religious issues affecting Central American communities in the United States -- 6. Health perspectives in Salvadoran American communities -- Health issues -- Mental health issues -- 7. Intergroup issues affecting Salvadoran American communities -- Ethnic relations in Los Angeles -- The street gang phenomenon in Salvadoran communities -- 8. Impact on U.S. society and culture -- Participation in the labor force -- Salvadoran food in the United States -- Salvadoran American arts and culture -- Appendix 1. Notable Salvadorans in the United States -- Appendix 2. Salvadoran immigration to the United States by year -- Glossary of commonly used Salvadoran words.
Series Title: New Americans (Westport, Conn.)
Responsibility: Carlos B. Cordova.
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