GE CLST 20B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Service Employees International Union, Sanctuary Movement, America Ferrera
31 Jan 2017
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America ferrera: real women have curves, written by a latino, deals with class, status, body images, ugly betty. Central american demographics: over 5 million central americans in the us, salvadorans 3rd largest latino subgroup, central americans settled, los angeles (largest, dc, san francisco/bay area, houston. Migration story: carlos vaquerano: war killed family members and separated families, forced involuntary migration, central americans not considered refugees, build transnational social networks. Immigrants compare their experiences in the us with that of their home country: they don"t necessarily think the us is better, barriers, multiple levels of citizenship-liminal status, fragmented families, low-wage work, gendered and racialized stereotypes. Also a social place to continue ties with fellow countrymen and circulate information about key issues in country of origin: political participation i. e. visit home country to observe elections, interact with ca consults to improve conditions for central.
