A Place to Be : Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican Immigrants in Florida's New Destinations

A Place to Be is the first book to explore migration dynamics and community settlement among Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican immigrants in America's new South. The book adopts a fresh perspective to explore patterns of settlement in Florida, including the outlying areas of Miami and beyond. The stellar contributors from Latin America and the United States address the challenges faced by Latino immigrants, their cultural and religious practices, as well as the strategies used, as they move into areas experiencing recent large-scale immigration. Contributors to this volume include Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Carol Girón Solórzano, Silvia Irene Palma, Lúcia Ribeiro, Mirian Solfs Lizama, José Claúdio Souza Alves, Timothy J. Steigenga, Manuel A. Vásquez, and Philip J. Williams. Introduction : Understanding Transnationalism, Collective Mobilization, And Lived Religion In New Immigrant Destinations / Philip J. Williams, Manuel A. Vásquez, And Timothy J. Steigenga -- Beyond Homo Anomicus : Interpersonal Networks, Space, And Religion Among Brazilians In Broward County / Manuel A. Vásquez -- From Jacaltenango To Jupiter : Negotiating The Concept Of Family Through Transnational Space And Time / Silvia Irene Palma, Carol Girón Solórzano, And Timothy J. Steigenga -- Solidarities Among Mexican Immigrants In Immokalee / Patricia Fortuny Loret De Mola, Mirian Solís Lizama, And Philip J. Williams -- Transnationalism And Collective Action Among Guatemalan And Mexican Immigrants In Two Florida Communities / Timothy J. Steigenga And Philip J. Williams -- Immigrant Regime Of Production : The State, Political Mobilization, And Religious And Business Networks Among Brazilians In South Florida / José Claúdio Souza Alves -- Lived Religion And A Sense Of Home : The Ambiguities Of Transnational Identity Among Jacaltecos In Jupiter / Timothy J. Steigenga, Silvia Irene Palma, And Carol Girón Solórzano -- Looking For Lived Religion In Immokalee / Philip J. Williams And Patricia Fortuny Loret De Mola -- Brazilian And Mexican Women : Interacting With God In Florida / Patricia Fortuny Loret De Mola, Lúcia Ribeiro, And Mirian Solís Lizama -- A Place To Be : New And Old Geographies Of Latin American Migration In Florida And Beyond / Timothy J. Steigenga, Manuel A. Vásquez, And Philip J. Williams. Edited By Philip J. Williams, Timothy J. Steigenga, And Manuel A. Vásquez. This Book Is The Product Of A Collaborative Transnational Research Project That Grew Out Of A Workshop Held At The University Of Florida In 2001--p. Vii. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction: understanding transnationalism, collective mobilization, and lived religion in new immigrant destinations / Philip J. Williams, Manuel A. Vásquez, and Timothy J. Steigenga Beyond homo anomicus : interpersonal networks, space, and religion among Brazilians in broward county / Manuel A. Vásquez From Jacaltenango to Jupiter : negotiating the concept of "family" through transnational space and time / Silvia Irene Palma, Carol Girón Solórzano, and Timothy J. Steigenga Solidarities among Mexican immigrants in Immokalee / Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Mirian Solís Lizama, and Philip J. Williams Transnationalism and collective action among Guatemalan and Mexican immigrants in two Florida communities / Timothy J. Steigenga and Philip J. Williams Immigrant regime of production : the state, political mobilization, and religious and business networks among Brazilians in south Florida / Jose Claúdio Souza Alves Lived religion and a sense of home : the ambiguities of transnational identity among Jacaltecos in Jupiter / Timothy J. Steigenga, Silvia Irene Palma, and Carol Girón Solórzano Looking for lived religion in Immokalee / Philip J. Williams and Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola Brazilian and Mexican women : interacting with god in Florida / Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Lúcia Ribeiro, and Mirian Solís Lizama Conclusion: A place to be : new and old geographies of Latin American migration in Florida and beyond / Timothy J. Steigenga, Manuel A. Vásquez, and Philip J. Williams.