Conviviendo con Mujeres Unidas y Activas : passing the time with MUA -- Law, politics, and the American dream -- Learning the ropes : stories of motherhood and citizenship -- Autoestima y la doble misión del grupo : self-esteem and the dual mission of the group -- Desahogandose y aprendiendo a hablar : speaking up and speaking out -- Convivencia, necesidades y problemas : vernaculars of belonging and coalition -- Remaking citizenship : immigrants, personhood, and human rights
Summary
Remaking Citizenship explores the stories of low-income Latinas actively engaged in a new vision of feminist politics rooted in concerns as disparate as domestic violence, childrearing, women's self-esteem, and immigrant and workers' rights