Nostalgia por la tierra, nostalgia por el dolar: Guatemalan transnational lives and ideology of return migration

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Autor principal: Michelle J. Moran Taylor
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Publicado: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2001
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contents Nostalgia por la tierra, nostalgia por el dolar: Guatemalan transnational lives and ideology of return migration Michelle J. Moran Taylor Demografía This paper addresses the ideology of return among contemporary Guatemalanmigrants living and working in the southwestern desert city of Phoenix in Arizona.In Phoenix´s metropolitan area, Guatemalans (both Ladino and Maya ethnicgroups) add to the city´s cultural mosaic, and at the same time, are vital agentsfor change in Guatemalan society. Little is known about the processes andpatterns behind Guatemalan migration despite the fact that over 10 percent ofGuatemala´s population currently resides in the United States. MostGuatemalans in Phoenix, regardless of their length of residence in the UnitedStates, express longings for return to their homeland. In part, this strong notionof return prevails because the Guatemalan community in the Phoenixmetropolitan area is not cohesive 2001 artículo científico 0187-6961 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=53020403 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=530 Estudios Fronterizos application/pdf Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Estudios Fronterizos (México) Num.4 Vol.2
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spellingShingle Nostalgia por la tierra, nostalgia por el dolar: Guatemalan transnational lives and ideology of return migration
Michelle J. Moran Taylor
Demografía
Nostalgia por la tierra, nostalgia por el dolar: Guatemalan transnational lives and ideology of return migration Michelle J. Moran Taylor Demografía This paper addresses the ideology of return among contemporary Guatemalanmigrants living and working in the southwestern desert city of Phoenix in Arizona.In Phoenix´s metropolitan area, Guatemalans (both Ladino and Maya ethnicgroups) add to the city´s cultural mosaic, and at the same time, are vital agentsfor change in Guatemalan society. Little is known about the processes andpatterns behind Guatemalan migration despite the fact that over 10 percent ofGuatemala´s population currently resides in the United States. MostGuatemalans in Phoenix, regardless of their length of residence in the UnitedStates, express longings for return to their homeland. In part, this strong notionof return prevails because the Guatemalan community in the Phoenixmetropolitan area is not cohesive 2001 artículo científico 0187-6961 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=53020403 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=530 Estudios Fronterizos application/pdf Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Estudios Fronterizos (México) Num.4 Vol.2
title Nostalgia por la tierra, nostalgia por el dolar: Guatemalan transnational lives and ideology of return migration
topic Demografía
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=53020403