New destination dreaming : immigration, race, and legal status in the rural American South /
Marrow, Helen B.
New destination dreaming : immigration, race, and legal status in the rural American South / Helen B. Marrow. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2011. - xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-361) and index.
Introduction : immigrant incorporation in rural new destinations -- "I'm a person who likes tranquility a lot" : Southern region and rural space in the Hispanic newcomer experience -- "The Americans give you the opportunity to work and grow" : stability and short-distance mobility in the new rural Southern economy -- "It's not like if you work in a big place and you can move up the ladder" : insecurity and stagnation in the old rural Southern economy -- "The Blacks don't like us, and it's worse than with the Whites" : class structure, Black population size, and the threat of social leapfrogging -- "The White Americans have always been very friendly" : discrimination, racial expectations, and moral hierarchies in the Black-White binary -- "We're here to serve our residents" : service-inspired responsiveness to Hispanic newcomers in education and health -- "If I didn't trust you before, I don't even want to see you now" : regulatory ambivalence in law enforcement and the courts -- Conclusion : promises and pitfalls in the rural American South.
9780804773072 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804773089 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2010047771
Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.--Southern States
Hispanic Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Southern States.
Latin Americans--Social conditions.--Southern States
Latin Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Southern States.
Immigrants--Social conditions.--Southern States
Southern States--Emigration and immigration.
Southern States--Rural conditions.
Southern States--Race relations.
F220.S7 / M37 2011
305.868/075
New destination dreaming : immigration, race, and legal status in the rural American South / Helen B. Marrow. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2011. - xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-361) and index.
Introduction : immigrant incorporation in rural new destinations -- "I'm a person who likes tranquility a lot" : Southern region and rural space in the Hispanic newcomer experience -- "The Americans give you the opportunity to work and grow" : stability and short-distance mobility in the new rural Southern economy -- "It's not like if you work in a big place and you can move up the ladder" : insecurity and stagnation in the old rural Southern economy -- "The Blacks don't like us, and it's worse than with the Whites" : class structure, Black population size, and the threat of social leapfrogging -- "The White Americans have always been very friendly" : discrimination, racial expectations, and moral hierarchies in the Black-White binary -- "We're here to serve our residents" : service-inspired responsiveness to Hispanic newcomers in education and health -- "If I didn't trust you before, I don't even want to see you now" : regulatory ambivalence in law enforcement and the courts -- Conclusion : promises and pitfalls in the rural American South.
9780804773072 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804773089 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2010047771
Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.--Southern States
Hispanic Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Southern States.
Latin Americans--Social conditions.--Southern States
Latin Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Southern States.
Immigrants--Social conditions.--Southern States
Southern States--Emigration and immigration.
Southern States--Rural conditions.
Southern States--Race relations.
F220.S7 / M37 2011
305.868/075