Description
Book SynopsisIn a comprehensive treatment of Salvadoran immigration, this text gives a detailed account of the inner workings of the networks by which immigrants leave their homes in Central America to start new lives in the Mission District of of San Francisco.
Table of ContentsList of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Structure of Opportunities, Social Networks,
and Social Position
2. Background to Migration
3· The Long Journey through Mexico
4· The Context of Reception in the United States
5· The Dynamics of Social Networks
6. Gendered Networks
7· Informal Exchanges and Intergenerational Relations
8. Immigrant Social Networks and the Receiving Context
Appendix A. Crossing Boundaries: A Personal Note on Research
Appendix B. Study Participants
Notes
References
Index
Map
