From Migrant Work to Community Transformation

Families Forming Transnational Communities in Peribán and Pennsylvania

Bibliographic Data

ID11078887
AuthorsSusan Rose (0000-0002-1212-8314, corresponding author), Sarah Hiller (0000-0002-4836-4036)
Year2007
Volume34
Issue1
Pages95-142
Publication date2007-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Oral History Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-0798 • E-ISSN: 1533-8592
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/ohr.2007.34.1.95
OpenAlexW2012160919
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

All across America, Mexican (im)migrants are working and contributing to the economic, cultural, and political life of local communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. While there are benefits for the migrating workers and their families, and for U.S. employers and consumers, circular migration comes with costs, especially to family life. While migration between Mexico and the U.S. has become an increasingly important economic strategy for families, the very process that has provided for people's livelihoods has often torn families apart. Through oral histories with workers, farm owners, and government officials on both sides of the border, this paper explores the creation of transnational families and communities, and the consequences of circular migration for women, men, and children

Agriculture · Circular migration · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Livelihood · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Work (physics · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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