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Seeking Community in a Global City: Guatemalans and Salvadorans in Los Angeles

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Diven by the pressures of poverty and civil strife at home, large numbers of Central Americans came to the Los Angeles area all the way through the 1980’s. Neither purely economic migrants, though they were looking for stable work, nor official refugees, even though they carried the scars of war and persecution, Guatemalans and Salvadorans were even denied the aid given to refugees such as Cubans and Vietnamese. As well as, these immigrants sought refuge in a city undergoing massive economic and demographic shifts of its own. The result was once – and is – a complex interaction so we can assist to reconceptualize the migration experience. Based on twenty years of work with the Los Angeles Central American community and filled with facts, figures, and personal narratives, Searching for Community in a Global City presents this saga from many perspectives. The authors examine the forces in Central The us that sent thousands of people streaming across international borders. They discuss economic, political, and demographic changes in the Los Angeles region and the difficulties the new immigrants faced in negotiating a new, urban environment. They look at circle of relatives roles, networking, work strategies, and inter-ethn

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