María De Los Angeles Torres
Biographic Data
| ID | 1155574 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María De Los Angeles Torres |
| GIVEN NAMES | María De Los Angeles |
| FAMILY NAME | Torres |
| SIGNATURE | TORRES M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago Latin American and Latino Studies U.S.A. Chicago IL |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Operation Pedro Pan and the Exodus of Cuba’s Children, by Deborah Shnookal
Global Cities and Immigrants
Placing Latino Civic Engagement
This study presents survey data assessing the civic and place engagement of Latino residents of three inner-ring Latino neighborhoods in Phoenix, Miami, and Chicago. We utilize a Latino/a Studies-inspired conceptual framework to assess the civic and place engagement of Latinos on its own terms, rather than as in-transition toward a mainstream or as a variation of Black American patterns of engagement. Although we find levels of sociability and tr…
Remembering Ana
By Heart/ De Memoria
Preface 1. Introduction Maria de los Angeles Torres 2. El Bote Achy Obejas 3. Reflections Liz Balmaseda 4. Donde los Fantasmas Bailan Guaguanco: Where Ghosts Dance el Guaguanco Maria de los Angeles Torres 5. Not the Golden Age Nereida Garcia-Ferraz 6. From This Side of the Fishtank Teresa de Jesus Fernandez 7. Through Other Looking Glasses Josefina de Diego 8. La Salida: The Departure Mirta Ojito 9. The Recurring Dream Carmen Diaz 10. Only Fragme…
In the Land of Mirrors
In the Land of Mirrors is a journey through the politics of Cuban exiles since the 1959 Cuban Revolution. It explores the development of Cuban exile politics and identity within a context of U.S. and Cuban realities, as well as within the broader inquiry of the changing nature of nation-states and its impact on the politics and identity of diaspora communities. Topics covered include: the origins of the post-revolution exile enclave of the 1960s;…
In the land of mirrors
In the Land of Mirrors explores the development of Cuban exile politics and identity within a context of U.S. and Cuban realities, as well as within the broader inquiry of the changing nature of nation-states and its impact on the politics and identity of diaspora communities. By focusing on each decade since the Cuban Revolution, this volume explores the development of Cuban exile politics and identity within a particular place in time, while em…
Encuentros Y Encontronazos
Diaspora 4:2 1995 Encuentros Y Encontronazos: Homeland in the Politics and Identity of the Cuban Diaspora María de los Angeles Torres DePaul University . .Nadie entendió: todos preferían su isla aparte, su mitad de verdad. . .La sola construcción de la obra a todos ofendía. . .Nadie quiere cederpero tampoco nadie/puede obstruir: la obra avanza . . Un pie aqui y otro alia. yo mismo el puente. Jesus J. Barquet, "Un Puente Un Gran Puente" 1. Revolut…
Placing Latino Civic Engagement
This study presents survey data assessing the civic and place engagement of Latino residents of three inner-ring Latino neighborhoods in Phoenix, Miami, and Chicago. We utilize a Latino/a Studies-inspired conceptual framework to assess the civic and place engagement of Latinos on its own terms, rather than as in-transition toward a mainstream or as a variation of Black American patterns of engagement. Although we find levels of sociability and tr…
Encuentros Y Encontronazos
Diaspora 4:2 1995 Encuentros Y Encontronazos: Homeland in the Politics and Identity of the Cuban Diaspora María de los Angeles Torres DePaul University . .Nadie entendió: todos preferían su isla aparte, su mitad de verdad. . .La sola construcción de la obra a todos ofendía. . .Nadie quiere cederpero tampoco nadie/puede obstruir: la obra avanza . . Un pie aqui y otro alia. yo mismo el puente. Jesus J. Barquet, "Un Puente Un Gran Puente" 1. Revolut…
Encuentros Y Encontronazos
Diaspora 4:2 1995 Encuentros Y Encontronazos: Homeland in the Politics and Identity of the Cuban Diaspora María de los Angeles Torres DePaul University . .Nadie entendió: todos preferían su isla aparte, su mitad de verdad. . .La sola construcción de la obra a todos ofendía. . .Nadie quiere cederpero tampoco nadie/puede obstruir: la obra avanza . . Un pie aqui y otro alia. yo mismo el puente. Jesus J. Barquet, "Un Puente Un Gran Puente" 1. Revolut…
In the Land of Mirrors
In the Land of Mirrors is a journey through the politics of Cuban exiles since the 1959 Cuban Revolution. It explores the development of Cuban exile politics and identity within a context of U.S. and Cuban realities, as well as within the broader inquiry of the changing nature of nation-states and its impact on the politics and identity of diaspora communities. Topics covered include: the origins of the post-revolution exile enclave of the 1960s;…
In the land of mirrors
In the Land of Mirrors explores the development of Cuban exile politics and identity within a context of U.S. and Cuban realities, as well as within the broader inquiry of the changing nature of nation-states and its impact on the politics and identity of diaspora communities. By focusing on each decade since the Cuban Revolution, this volume explores the development of Cuban exile politics and identity within a particular place in time, while em…
By Heart/ De Memoria
Preface 1. Introduction Maria de los Angeles Torres 2. El Bote Achy Obejas 3. Reflections Liz Balmaseda 4. Donde los Fantasmas Bailan Guaguanco: Where Ghosts Dance el Guaguanco Maria de los Angeles Torres 5. Not the Golden Age Nereida Garcia-Ferraz 6. From This Side of the Fishtank Teresa de Jesus Fernandez 7. Through Other Looking Glasses Josefina de Diego 8. La Salida: The Departure Mirta Ojito 9. The Recurring Dream Carmen Diaz 10. Only Fragme…
Remembering Ana
Placing Latino Civic Engagement
This study presents survey data assessing the civic and place engagement of Latino residents of three inner-ring Latino neighborhoods in Phoenix, Miami, and Chicago. We utilize a Latino/a Studies-inspired conceptual framework to assess the civic and place engagement of Latinos on its own terms, rather than as in-transition toward a mainstream or as a variation of Black American patterns of engagement. Although we find levels of sociability and tr…
Global Cities and Immigrants
Operation Pedro Pan and the Exodus of Cuba’s Children, by Deborah Shnookal
Latin American and Latino Studies (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Cuban History and Society (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Diaspora (3 works)