Reimagining the Immigrant : The Accommodation of Mexican Immigrants in Rural America

The attitudes, events, and contradictions I portray in this book include many that are not always sources of pride to the residents of Shandon. Yet this tale of immigrant/native relations could not have been told without their willing support. My belief is that their stories give us hope, and I trust that readers will appreciate this. I express my deepest appreciation to all who welcomed me to Shandon and took an interest in my research, and I must especially thank the trustees and staff of Shandon Unified School District for their special support. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-22 The Changing Farm and Town....Pages 23-46 Making Social Categories from Local Roots and Class....Pages 47-68 The Rhetoric and Practice of Ethnicity....Pages 69-91 Institutions, Leadership, and Community....Pages 93-118 “We Want Our Town Back!”....Pages 119-143 Sources of Local Integration....Pages 145-169 The Delictum Vineyards Scandal and Its Aftermath....Pages 171-190 Immigration’s Dual Outcomes....Pages 191-211 Back Matter....Pages 213-239 Reimagining the Immigrant examines integrative practices by residents towards Mexican immigrants in a small farm town in California. Bolstered by ethnographic detail, Haley describes the complex interaction between the farm labor market, migration, and settlement alternatives available to farm workers, shedding light on the coexisting practices of discrimination and accommodation and the ways in which immigrants and established residents reimagine ethnic identity in a more positive light Reimagining the Immigrant examines integrative practices by residents towards Mexican immigrants in a small farm town in America. This groundbreaking book sheds light on the coexisting practices of discrimination and accommodation and the ways in which immigrants and established residents reimagine ethnic identity in a more positive light. In this volume, Haley examines immigrant-native relations in a small American farm town where Mexican farm workers began settling in the 1970s NL-ZmNBD