Mexicans in Alaska an ethnography of mobility, place, and transnational life / Sara V. Komarnisky.

Author/creator Komarnisky, Sara V.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2018]
Descriptionxxvii, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Mexicans--Alaska. --History.
Mexican Americans--Alaska. --History.
Mexicans--Alaska. --Social conditions.
Mexican Americans--Alaska. --Social conditions.
Foreign workers, Mexican--Alaska. --History.
Foreign workers, Mexican--Alaska. --Social conditions.
Migrant labor--Alaska. --History.

SeriesAnthropology of contemporary North America
Contents Introduction: yes, there are Mexicans in Alaska -- Tracing Mexican Alaska -- The annual migration of the traveling swallows: shared experiences of mobility across North America -- "My grandfather worked here": three generations of the Bravo family in Alaska and Michoacán -- "You have to get used to it": living the North American dream -- The stuff of transnational life: suitcases full of mole, t-shirts, roosters, and other things that move -- "It freezes the people together": producing a Mexican Alaska -- Conclusion: freedom to move.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-250) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017038779
ISBN9781496203649 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781496205636 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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