1st Edition
Rethinking Citizenship and Belonging through the Experiences of Migrant Day Laborers Labor, Límites, y Libertad
1. “Todo Depende”: The Precarious Lives of Day Laborers at the Portbridge Day Labor Center - An Introduction 2. “Zona Jorneleros”: Inside the Portbridge Day Labor Center 3. “Todo Duro”: Difficult Labor Conditions 4. “¡Soy libre!”: Tempered Freedoms and Flexibility 5. “Aquí Pero No Estoy Aquí” – The Making of Dynamic Local Citizenship 6. “Como Familia”: Cooperation, Conflict, and Kinship 7. “Queremos Respeto”: Imagining Possibilities 8. Epilogue: Rethinking Citizenship in This Cultural Moment
Biography
Julie Goodman-Bowling is Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Division of Family and Culture at California Baptist University, USA.
"With mass arrests of day laborers in mind, Rethinking Citizenship and Belonging through the Experiences of Migrant Day Laborers is a vivid and vital reading. It convincingly informs that arrangements can be fairer for migrant workers and communities."
- Josiah Heyman, University of Texas at El Paso
