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The Mayans Among Us - Ann L. Sittig, Martha Florinda González

The Mayans Among Us

Migrant Women and Meatpacking on the Great Plains
Buch | Softcover
216 Seiten
2018
University of Nebraska Press (Verlag)
978-1-4962-0847-7 (ISBN)
CHF 24,40 inkl. MwSt
Conveys the unique experiences of Central American indigenous immigrants to the Great Plains, many of whom are political refugees from repressive, war-torn countries. Ann L. Sittig, a Spanish instructor, and Martha Florinda González, a Mayan community leader living in Nebraska, have gathered the oral histories of contemporary Mayan women living in the state.
The Mayans Among Us conveys the unique experiences of Central American indigenous immigrants to the Great Plains, many of whom are political refugees from repressive, war-torn countries. Ann L. Sittig, a Spanish instructor, and Martha Florinda González, a Mayan community leader living in Nebraska, have gathered the oral histories of contemporary Mayan women living in the state and working in meatpacking plants. Sittig and González initiated group dialogues with Mayan women about the psychological, sociological, and economic wounds left by war, poverty, immigration, and residence in a new country. Distinct from Latin America’s economic immigrants and often overlooked in media coverage of Latino and Latina migration to the plains, the Mayans share their concerns and hopes as they negotiate their new home, culture, language, and life in Nebraska. Longtime Nebraskans share their perspectives on the immigrants as well.

The Mayans Among Us poignantly explores how Mayan women in rural Nebraska meatpacking plants weave together their three distinct identities: Mayan, Central American, and American.
 

Ann L. Sittig is a tenured Spanish instructor at Shasta College in Redding, California. Martha Florinda González emigrated from Guatemala to Nebraska and is a community leader in Nebraska. She has served as a member of the Coordinating Commission for Indigenous Women and the Technical Commission for Negotiations, and on the Commission for Women in Guatemala.    

List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionList of Abbreviations1. Guatemala: Life before Emigration2. Guatemalan Civil War and Postwar Rebuilding3. The Journey to El Norte4. Religious Practice and Community Life in Nebraska5. Mayans and Meatpacking in NebraskaConclusionNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 31 photographs, 2 maps, 1 glossary, index
Verlagsort Lincoln
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Allgemeine Soziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 1-4962-0847-1 / 1496208471
ISBN-13 978-1-4962-0847-7 / 9781496208477
Zustand Neuware
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