Hispanas de Queens : : Latino Panethnicity in a New York City Neighborhood / / Milagros Ricourt, Ruby Danta.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Ricourt, Milagros,; Danta, Ruby,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.) :; 2 maps 14 halftones
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface: Fieldwork in Queens, New York City --; Introduction: The Emergence of Latino Panethnicity --; PART I. Neighborhood Life and Experiential Latino Panethnicity --; 1. Introducing Corona --; 2. Women and Convivencia Diaria --; 3. Stores, Workplaces, and Public Space --; 4. Roman Catholic Parishes --; 5. Protestant Churches --; PART II. Female Leadership and Institutional Latino Panethnicity --; 6. Introducing Latino Organizations in Queens --; 7. Social Service Organizations --; 8. Cultural Politics --; 9. Formal Politics --; Conclusion: Women and the Creation of Latino Panethnicity --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501724657; 9783110536157
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501724657
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Milagros Ricourt, Ruby Danta.

What happens when persons of several Latin American national groups reside in the same neighborhood- Milagros Ricourt and Ruby Danta consider the stories of women of different nationalities-Colombian, Cuban, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Uruguayan, and others-who live together in Corona, a working-class neighborhood in Queens. Corona has long been an arrival point for immigrants and is now made up predominantly of Spanish-speaking immigrants from the Caribbean and South and Central America, with smaller numbers from Asia, Africa, and Europe. There are also long-established populations of white Americans, mainly of Italian origin, and African Americans.The authors find that the new pan-Latin American community in Corona has emerged from the interactions of everyday living. Hispanas de Queens focuses on the places where women gather in Corona-bodegas, hospitals, schoolyards, and Roman Catholic and Protestant churches-to show how informal alliances arise from proximity.Ricourt and Danta document how a group of leaders, mainly women, consciously promoted this strong sense of community to build panethnic organizations and a Latino political voice. Hispanas de Queens shows how a new group identity-Hispanic or Latino-is formed without replacing an individual's identification as an immigrant from a particular country. Instead, an additional identity is created and can be mobilized by pan-Latino leaders and organizations.