Title Abrazando el espíritu : Bracero families confront the US-Mexico border / Ana Elizabeth Rosas

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 252 pages) : illustrations Series American crossroads ; 40 American crossroads ; 40 Contents pt. 1. Emergencies. Bracero recruitment in the Mexican countryside, 1942-1947 ; The Bracero Program as a permanent state of emergency ; Special immigration and the management of the Mexican family, 1949-1959 -- pt. 2. Love and longing. Government censorship of family communication, 1942-1964 ; In painful silence: the untold emotional work of long-distance romantic relationships and marriages, 1957-1964 ; Hidden from history: photo stories of love -- pt. 3. Decisive measures. Awake houses and mujeres intermediarias (intermediary women), 1958-1964 ; Ejemplar y sín igual (exemplary and without equal): the loss of childhood, 1942-1964 ; Decididas y atrevidas (determined and daring): in search of answers, 1947-1964 -- The generative potential of thinking and acting historically Summary "Structured to meet employers' needs for low-wage farm workers, the well-known Bracero Program recruited thousands of Mexicans to perform physical labor in the United States between 1942 and 1964 in exchange for remittances sent back to Mexico. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, Ana Elizabeth Rosas uncovers a previously hidden history of transnational family life. Intimate and personal experiences are revealed to show how Mexican immigrants and their families were not passive victims but instead found ways to embrace the spirit (abrazando el espíritu) of making and implementing difficult decisions concerning their family situations--creating new forms of affection, gender roles, and economic survival strategies with long-term consequences."--Back cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Foreign workers, Mexican -- Family relationships -- United States -- History -- 20th century Migrant agricultural laborers -- Family relationships -- United States -- History -- 20th century Mexicans -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century Families -- Mexico -- 20th century Immigrant families -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects Families Mexicans -- Social conditions SUBJECT Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects Subject Mexico United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780520958654 0520958659 9781322071350 1322071357

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