Author : Ana Elizabeth Rosas
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520282671
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Book Synopsis Abrazando El Espíritu by : Ana Elizabeth Rosas
Download or read book Abrazando El Espíritu written by Ana Elizabeth Rosas and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-09-27 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Structured to meet employers' needs for low-wage farm workers, the well-known Bracero Program recruited thousands of Mexicans to perform physical labor in the United States between 1942 and 1964 in exchange for remittances sent back to Mexico. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, Ana Elizabeth Rosas uncovers a previously hidden history of transnational family life. Intimate and personal experiences are revealed to show how Mexican immigrants and their families were not passive victims but instead found ways to embrace the spirit (abrazando el espíritu) of making and implementing difficult decisions concerning their family situations--creating new forms of affection, gender roles, and economic survival strategies with long-term consequences."--Back cover.