Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

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