04682nam 2200973 450 991078830040332120210212212036.00-520-27786-410.1525/9780520959965(CKB)2670000000608647(EBL)1794093(SSID)ssj0001459229(PQKBManifestationID)12647526(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001459229(PQKBWorkID)11457373(PQKB)11083404(MiAaPQ)EBC1794093(DE-B1597)519408(OCoLC)907067934(DE-B1597)9780520959965(EXLCZ)99267000000060864720141022h20152015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJornalero being a day laborer in the USA /Juan Thomas OrdóñezOakland, California :University of California Press,[2015]©20151 online resource (281 pages)California series in public anthropologyDescription based upon print version of record.0-520-27785-6 0-520-95996-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.La parada de Berkeley -- Friendship and the inner workings of day labor -- Abuse and the absurd bureaucracy of small things -- The "other" among others -- Bittersweet nostalgia, sexuality, and the body at risk -- Belonging -- Terror and the May migra panic."The United States has seen a dramatic rise in the number of informal day labor sites in the last two decades. These sites, typically frequented by immigrant Latin American men---mostly taken to be 'undocumented' immigrants--constitute an important source of unskilled manual labor that sustains building, landscaping, and moving activities in the country. Despite their ubiquitous presence in urban areas, however, much of the research on immigration overlooks day laborers' very existence. While standing in plain view, these men live and work in a precarious environment: As they try to make enough money to send home, they are at the mercy of unscrupulous employers, doing dangerous and underpaid work, and, ultimately, experiencing great threats to their identities and social roles as men. Born and raised in Colombia by an American mother and Colombian father, Juan Thomas Ordóñez spent two years on an informal labor site in the Bay Area, documenting the harsh lives led by some of these men during the worst economic crisis the country has seen in decades. Another Latin American among mainly Mexican and Central American day laborers, he gained a vantage on the immigrant experience based on close relationships with a cohort of men whose lives unravel in a setting of competition, stress, loneliness, and resilience. Both eye-opening and heart-breaking, this account offers a unique perspective on how the informal economy of undocumented labor truly functions in American society"--Provided by publisher.California series in public anthropology.Day laborersCaliforniaBerkeleyForeign workers, Latin AmericanCaliforniaBerkeleyUndocumented immigrantsEmploymentCaliforniaBerkeleyamerican economy.american immigrants.american labor.american society.anthropology.business.california series in public anthropology.constant competition.dangerous work.day laborer.economic crisis.industrial relations.informal day labor sites.informal economy.informal labor.labor studies.latin american men.loneliness.poor.poverty.precarious.san francisco bay area.social roles.stress.underpaid work.undocumented immigrants.undocumented labor.united states.unskilled manual labor.urban.Day laborersForeign workers, Latin AmericanUndocumented immigrantsEmployment331Ordóñez Juan Thomas1976-1475905MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788300403321Jornalero3690292UNINA