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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Ricourt, Milagros, 1960- Hispanas de Queens. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2002007458 (OCoLC)49820875 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Milagros Ricourt; Ruby Danta |
| ISBN: | 9781501724657 1501724657 |
| OCLC Number: | 1046086325 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 168 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents: | Part I. Neighborhood life and experiential Latino panethnicity -- Introducing Corona -- Women and convivencia diaria -- Stores, workplaces, and public space -- Roman Catholic parishes -- Protestant churches -- Part II. Female leadership and institutional Latino panethnicity -- Introducing Latino organizations in Queens -- Social service organizations -- Cultural politics -- Formal politics -- Conclusion : Women and the creation of Latino panethnicity. |
| Series Title: | Anthropology of contemporary issues. |
| Responsibility: | Milagros Ricourt & Ruby Danta. |
| More information: |
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"Ricourt and Danta acknowledge that their study of Latino panethnicity in Corona may be a unique case, due to the degree of diversity in a relatively small geographic area. However, their study contributes an important set of factors that result in the development of a panethnic identity, making it possible to replicate their research in other communities." -- Ines M. Miyares, Hunter College * Journal of American Ethnic History * "Hispanas de Queens documents a vibrant community among immigrants from various Latin American countries, especially the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Peru, and Ecuador.... Instead of lamenting the erasure of national by pan-ethnic identities, Ricourt and Danta propose that both can coexist and complement each other." -- Jorge Duany * CENTRO Journal * "I strongly recommend Hispanas de Queens. This book about Latino pan-ethnicity as an ongoing production among the grass roots is engaging and important." -- Christian Krohn-Hansen, University of Oslo, Norway * Ethnos * "Readable and well researched (much of it is based on Ricourt's own experience as a Dominican living in Corona), Hispanas makes the case for the political potency of conviviencia diaria, or 'daily-life interaction'." * City Limits * "Hispanas de Queens is a welcome addition to our understandings of Latino pan-ethnic affiliation. The book's importance for Latino Studies lies in its recognition of the pivotal roles played by women in the local production of latinidades.... The book's positive claims about Latina centrality in the forging of new identificatory possibilities and organizational links are backed up by the generous excerpts from the personal testimonies of the women who were the subjects of the initial fieldwork. Indeed, by allowing space for the women of Corona to speak about their sense of place and dynamic community involvement, Hispanas de Queens provides a timely antidote to the critical legacies of the culture of violence and/or poverty theses." -- Paul Allatson * Bulletin of Spanish Studies * Read more...
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- Hispanic Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
- Corona (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- Queens (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
- Hispanonorteamericanas -- Nueva York.
- Hispanic Americans -- Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- New York (State) -- New York.
- New York (State) -- New York -- Corona.
- New York (State) -- New York -- Queens.
