Brazilian Immigrants in the United States : Cultural Imperialism and Social Class.
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TextPublisher: New York : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (256 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781593320485
- Brazilian Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Social conditions
- Brazilian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- California -- Los Angeles
- Immigrants -- California -- Los Angeles -- Social conditions
- Americanization
- Imperialism -- Social aspects -- United States
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations
- Brazil -- Emigration and immigration
- 979.4/94004698
- F869.L89 -- B68 2003eb
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Ways to Los Angeles: Hollywood, God, and Other Dreams -- 2. Brazilians in Los Angeles -- 3. The Brazilian Adventists in Chino -- 4. The Brazilian Women's Group: A Place to Feel at Home -- 5. Carving out a Place in Los Angeles -- 6. The Dilemma of Americanization and the Reinforcement of a Mythical Brazilianness -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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