Jalos, USA : Transnational Community and Identity.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. JALOS TOTITLÁN AND TURLOCK -- 2. LAS FIESTAS -- 3. COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE -- 4. "EL REY" -- 5. "ˇEL QUE QUIERE PUEDE!" HE WHO WANTS TO, CAN!) -- 6. JALOS, USA -- 7. TORIBIO ROMO -- 8. A THEORY OF TRANSNATIONAL IDENTITY -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Explores migration between the Mexican town of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, and Turlock, California, and shows how migrants retain a primal identity with their community of origin.