Chapter One. Signifying US Central American Non- belonging

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Padilla, Yajaira M.. "Chapter One. Signifying US Central American Non- belonging". From Threatening Guerrillas to Forever Illegals: US Central Americans and the Cultural Politics of Non-Belonging, New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 2022, pp. 17-44. https://doi.org/10.7560/32526-1-003

Padilla, Y. (2022). Chapter One. Signifying US Central American Non- belonging. In From Threatening Guerrillas to Forever Illegals: US Central Americans and the Cultural Politics of Non-Belonging (pp. 17-44). New York, USA: University of Texas Press. https://doi.org/10.7560/32526-1-003

Padilla, Y. 2022. Chapter One. Signifying US Central American Non- belonging. From Threatening Guerrillas to Forever Illegals: US Central Americans and the Cultural Politics of Non-Belonging. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, pp. 17-44. https://doi.org/10.7560/32526-1-003

Padilla, Yajaira M.. "Chapter One. Signifying US Central American Non- belonging" In From Threatening Guerrillas to Forever Illegals: US Central Americans and the Cultural Politics of Non-Belonging, 17-44. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.7560/32526-1-003

Padilla Y. Chapter One. Signifying US Central American Non- belonging. In: From Threatening Guerrillas to Forever Illegals: US Central Americans and the Cultural Politics of Non-Belonging. New York, USA: University of Texas Press; 2022. p.17-44. https://doi.org/10.7560/32526-1-003

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Central Americans among “US” 1
Chapter One. Signifying US Central American Non- belonging 17
Chapter Two. Domesticated Subject? The Salvadoran Maid in US Television and Film 45
Chapter Three. Lance Corporal José Gutiérrez and the Perils of Being a “Good Immigrant” 66
Chapter Four. Central American Crossings, Rightlessness, and Survival in Mexico’s Border Passage 89
Chapter Five. The Cachet of Illegal Chickens in Central American Los Angeles 110
Conclusion. Seeing beyond the Dominant 129
Notes 137
Works Cited 155
Index 171

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Central Americans among “US” 1
Chapter One. Signifying US Central American Non- belonging 17
Chapter Two. Domesticated Subject? The Salvadoran Maid in US Television and Film 45
Chapter Three. Lance Corporal José Gutiérrez and the Perils of Being a “Good Immigrant” 66
Chapter Four. Central American Crossings, Rightlessness, and Survival in Mexico’s Border Passage 89
Chapter Five. The Cachet of Illegal Chickens in Central American Los Angeles 110
Conclusion. Seeing beyond the Dominant 129
Notes 137
Works Cited 155
Index 171

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