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6. All About My (Absent) Mother

Young Latina Aspirations in Real Women Have Curves and Ugly Betty
  • Deborah Paredez
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Beyond El Barrio
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© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I. Citizenship, Belonging, and (the Limits of) Latina/o Inclusion
  6. 1. Singing the “Star-Spanglish Banner” 27
  7. 2. “¡Puuurrrooo MÉXICO!” 44
  8. 3. Hayandose 63
  9. 4. Becoming Suspect in Usual Places 81
  10. Part II. Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Memory and Representation
  11. 5. Gay Latino Histories/ Dying to Be Remembered 103
  12. 6. All About My (Absent) Mother 129
  13. 7. Making “The International City” Home 149
  14. 8. Hispanic Values, Military Values 168
  15. Part III. Latina/o Activisms and Histories
  16. 9. Going Public? Tampa Youth, Racial Schooling, and Public History in the Cuentos de mi Familia Project 189
  17. 10. The Mission in Nicaragua 211
  18. 11. From the Near West Side to 18th Street 233
  19. 12. Transglocal Barrio Politics 253
  20. About the Contributors 273
  21. Index 277
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814768563.003.0010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I. Citizenship, Belonging, and (the Limits of) Latina/o Inclusion
  6. 1. Singing the “Star-Spanglish Banner” 27
  7. 2. “¡Puuurrrooo MÉXICO!” 44
  8. 3. Hayandose 63
  9. 4. Becoming Suspect in Usual Places 81
  10. Part II. Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Memory and Representation
  11. 5. Gay Latino Histories/ Dying to Be Remembered 103
  12. 6. All About My (Absent) Mother 129
  13. 7. Making “The International City” Home 149
  14. 8. Hispanic Values, Military Values 168
  15. Part III. Latina/o Activisms and Histories
  16. 9. Going Public? Tampa Youth, Racial Schooling, and Public History in the Cuentos de mi Familia Project 189
  17. 10. The Mission in Nicaragua 211
  18. 11. From the Near West Side to 18th Street 233
  19. 12. Transglocal Barrio Politics 253
  20. About the Contributors 273
  21. Index 277
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