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The Binational Civic and Political Engagement of Mexican Migrant Hometown Associations and Federations in the United States

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This article focuses on the history and current situation of Mexican hometown associations (HTAs) in the United States with a special emphasis on Chicago-based Mexican hometown associations and federations. It presents empirical evidence of new forms of binational engagement among Mexican migrant communities in the United States leading to the creation of a Mexican migrant civil society.

Source: Iberoamericana. América Latina, España, Portugal: Ensayos sobre letras, historia y sociedad. Notas. Reseñas iberoamericanas

DOI: 10.18441/ibam.7.2007.25.129-142

Author: Bada, Xóchitl

Language: English

Topic: Diaspora, migration, transnational identity

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1581135156

FWCI: 4.843

Cites: 16

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10