Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration

Abstract

Intro -- Praise for Homelands -- Half Title -- Dedication -- By the Same Author -- Title Page -- Contents -- Epigraph -- Prologue: One Wintry Night at Tequilas -- I. Leaving Home -- 1. El Pajarito & -- Superwoman in El Norte -- 2. David, un Caminero in Philly -- 3. Ken, Barbie & -- Brooks Brothers -- 4. Primo, the Mystery Man -- 5. Crawling out of the Shadows -- II. The Giant IRCA Awakening -- 6. Freddy's Café -- 7. A Fickle Nation -- 8. The Rebuilding of America -- 9. Farewell, Philadelphia -- III. Malinche's Children -- 10. Marriage of Convenience -- 11. Homeward Bound -- 12. Tequila Midnight in Guadalajara -- 13. Trapped in the U.S., No Going Back -- IV. Uneasy Neighbors -- 14. Heartache Heartland -- 15. Havana Calling, Santana's Guitar -- 16. The Fallout -- V. Homeless -- 17. The Blame Game -- 18. Sister Guadalupe's Unusual Spirit -- 19. Middleman, Siembra's Rise -- 20. Hardening the Line -- VI. Homelands -- 21. Walls -- 22. The Pope in a Nativist Land -- 23. Thirtieth Aniversario, the Celebration -- 24. Arcadio's Legacy -- 25. Lessons from Israel -- 26. The Wisdom of Doña Lidia -- 27. Tío Alejo's Funeral -- 28. Uncle Bill -- 29. Four Friends, Philadelphia Reunion -- 30. My Homelands -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Author -- Copyright.