Guadalupe in New York : : Devotion and the Struggle for Citizenship Rights among Mexican Immigrants /

Guadalupe in New York : : Devotion and the Struggle for Citizenship Rights among Mexican Immigrants / / Alyshia Galvez.

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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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Galvez, Alyshia,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 On Citizenship, Membership, and the Right to Have Rights
  • 3 Los Comités Guadalupanos and Asociación Tepeyac: Their Formation and Context
  • 4 Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Image and Its Circulation
  • 5 El Viacrucis del Inmigrante and Other Public Processions
  • 6 La Antorcha Guadalupana / The Guadalupan Torch Run: Messengers for a People Divided by the Border
  • 7 Conclusion: Citizenship for Immigrants
  • Appendix: A Note on Methodology and the Use of Pseudonyms
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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