Becoming "Hispanic" in the "New South": Central American immigrants' racialization experiences in Atlanta, GA, USA

GeoJournal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Yarbrough, Robert A ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlanta; Central American immigrants; Hispanic identity; New South; Racialization

Indexed keywords

ATLANTA; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMPLEX PROCESSES; CULTURAL GROUPS; HISPANICS; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEW ANALYSIS; LATIN AMERICA; URBAN CONTEXT;

CULTURAL CONFLICT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; RACIAL DISPARITY;

ATLANTA; CENTRAL AMERICA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952528280     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-009-9304-7     Document Type: Article

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