03298nam 2200697Ia 450 991078594910332120230207214641.01-59332-657-2(CKB)2670000000271316(EBL)1057806(OCoLC)818818928(SSID)ssj0000757626(PQKBManifestationID)12276785(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757626(PQKBWorkID)10776175(PQKB)10093731(MiAaPQ)EBC1057806(Au-PeEL)EBL1057806(CaPaEBR)ebr10622762(EXLCZ)99267000000027131620100823d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBrazilian immigration and the quest for identity[electronic resource] /Catarina FritzEl Paso, Tex. LFB Scholarly Pub.20101 online resource (173 p.)The new Americans : recent immigration and American societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-385-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Mica, Malaria and Massachusetts; CHAPTER 2: Race Here and There; CHAPTER 3: The Dynamics of Identity; CHAPTER 4: The Dialectic of Education and Employment; CHAPTER 5: Ethnic Markers; CHAPTER 6: Dancing Around the One Drop Rule; Appendix; Bibliography; IndexThis book is a detailed study of the lives of a group of young Brazilians living in the greater Boston area, the majority of whom entered the country illegally. It explores the extent to which their origins in a more racially fluid environment affects their adaptation to a society with a much more rigid form of racial categorization. In what ways does their adaptation to the racial hierarchy influence their lives in the United States and how their varying ancestry and legal status impact this process? The book provides further insight into the debate about "post-racialism" and the changing dynNew Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Brazilian AmericansEthnic identityBrazilian AmericansEconomic conditionsBrazilian AmericansEducationBrazilian AmericansMassachusettsEthnic identityBrazilian AmericansMassachusettsEconomic conditionsBrazilian AmericansEducationMassachusettsSocial mobilityUnited StatesSocial mobilityMassachusettsBrazilian AmericansEthnic identity.Brazilian AmericansEconomic conditions.Brazilian AmericansEducation.Brazilian AmericansEthnic identity.Brazilian AmericansEconomic conditions.Brazilian AmericansEducationSocial mobilitySocial mobility305.8698/073Fritz Catarina1517720MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785949103321Brazilian immigration and the quest for identity3754941UNINA