U.S. Central Americans: Reconstructing Memories, Struggles, and Communities of Resistance

Synopsis

This Interdisciplinary Edited Volume Of Thirteen Essays Presents A Broad Look At The Central American Experience In The United States With A Focus On Southern California. By Examining Oral Histories, Art, Poetry, And Community Formation, The Contributors Fill A Void In The Scholarship On The Multiple Histories, Experiences, And Forms Of Resistance Of Central American Groups In The United States. The Contributors Provide New Research On The 1.5 Generation And Beyond And How The Transnational Dynamics Manifest In California, Home To One Of The Largest U.s. Central American Populations. 1. Salvadoran Immigrant Acts And Migration To San Francisco (circa 1960s And '70s) / Ana Patricia Rodriguez -- 2. Hard Work Alone Is Not Enough: Blocked Mobility For Salvadoran Women In The United States / Leisy Abrego -- 3. Obstinate Transnational Memories : How Oral Histories Shape Salvadoran-mexican Subjectivities / Steven Osuna -- 4. A Gynealogy Of Cigua Resistance : La Ciguanaba, Prudencia Ayala, And Leticia Hernámdez-linares In Conversation / Karina O. Alvarado -- 5. Performing Centralaméricanismo : Isthmian Identities At The Cofeca Independence Day Parada / Maritza E. Cárdenas -- 6. Remembering Through Cultural Interventions : Mapping Central Americans In L.a. Public Spaces / Ester E. Hernádez -- 7. (re)claiming Public Spaces And Place : Maya Community Formation In Westlake/macarthur Park / Alicia Ivonne Estrada -- Weavings That Rupture : The Possibility Of Contesting Settler Colonialism Through Cultural Retention Among The Maya Diaspora / Floridalma Boj Lopez -- 9. Illegal Chickens : The Art Of Branding Poultry In Central American Los Angeles / Yajaira Padilla -- Critical Reflections On U.s. Central American Studies For The Future / Karina O. Alvarado, Alicia Ivonne Estrada, And Ester E. Hernández. Edited By Karina O. Alvarado, Alicia Ivonne Estrada, Ester E. Hernández. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.