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1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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On citizenship, membership, and the right to have rights -- Los Comit's Guadalupanos and Asociación Tepeyac: their formation and context -- Our Lady of Guadalupe: the image and its circulation -- El viacrucis del inmigrante and other public processions -- La antorcha Guadalupana/the Guadalupan torch run: messengers for a people divided by the border -- Conclusion: Citizenship for immigrants -- Appendix: A note on methodology and the use of pseudonyms |
| Summary |
Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing-and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform, much like political protestors. It is this juxtaposition of religion and politics that Alyshia Gálvez investigates in Guadalupe in New York . The Virgin of Guadalupe is a profound symbol for Mexican and Mexican-American Catholics and the patron saint of their country. Her name has been invoked in war and in peace, and |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Devotion to -- New York (State) -- New York
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint fast |
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Mexican Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Religion
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Guadalupe, Our Lady of.
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Citizenship -- United States
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Civil rights -- United States.
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Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Citizenship
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Civil rights
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Devotion
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Emigration and immigration
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Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Guadalupe, Our Lady of
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Mexican Americans -- Religion
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Mexikanischer Einwanderer
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Marienverehrung
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Religiöses Leben
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Religiöse Identität
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Ethnische Identität
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Bürgerrecht
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United States -- Emigration and immigration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140040
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New York (State) -- New York
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United States
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New York (N.Y.)
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009026863 |
| ISBN |
9780814733134 |
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0814733131 |
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081473233X |
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9780814732335 |
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