Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Conviviendo con Mujeres Unidas y Activas: Passing the Time with MUA; 2. Law, Politics, and the American Dream; 3. Learning the Ropes: Stories of Motherhood and Citizenship; 4. Autoestima y la Doble Misin del Grupo: Self-Esteem and the Dual Mission of the Group; 5. Desahogandose y Aprendiendo a Hablar: Speaking Up and Speaking Out; 6. Convivencia, Necesdades y Problemas: Vernaculars of Belonging and Coalition; 7. Remaking Citizenship: Immigrants, Personhood, and Human Rights; Appendix; Notes; References; Index
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
