A Place to Be

Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican Immigrants in Florida's New Destinations

Philip Williams editor Manuel A Vasquez editor Timothy Steigenga editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Published:3rd Mar '09

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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 Giron Solorzano, Silvia Irene Palma, Lucia Ribeiro, Mirian Solis Lizama, Jose Claudio Souza Alves, Timothy J. Steigenga, Manuel A. Vasquez, and Philip J. Williams.

A Place to Be Is a must-read for everyone interested in religion and transnational communities. The book's innovative focus on lived religion and collective mobilization considerably advances theories of both international migration and religion. - Alex Stepick, director, Immigration & Ethnicity Institute, Florida International University

ISBN: 9780813544939

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 375g

288 pages