The Maya diaspora: Guatemalan roots, new American lives

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Acknowledgments 1. The Maya Diaspora: Introduction James Loucky and Marilyn M. Moors 2. Survivors on the Move: Maya Migration in Time and Space Christopher H. Lutz and W. George Lovell 3. Flight, Exile, Repatriation, and Return: Guatemalan Refugee Scenarios, 1981-1998 Catherine L. Nolin Hanlon and W. George Lovell 4. Space and Identity in Testimonies of Displacement: Maya Migration to Guatemala City in the 1980s Antonella Fabri 5. Organizing in Exile: The Reconstruction of Community in the Guatemalan Refugee Camps of Southern Mexico Deborah L. Billings 6. Challenges of Return and Reintegration Clark Taylor 7. A Maya Voice: The Maya of Mexico City Domingo Hernandez Ixcoy 8. Becoming Belizean: Maya Identity and the Politics of Nation Michael C. Stone 9. La Huerta: Transportation Hub in the Arizona Desert Nancy J. Wellmeier 10. Indiantown, Florida: The Maya Diaspora and Applied Anthropology Allan F. Burns 11. A Maya Voice: The Refugees in Indiantown, Florida Jeronimo Camposeco 12. The Maya of Morganton: Exploring Worker Identity within the Global Marketplace Leon Fink and Alvis Dunn 13. Maya Urban Villagers in Houston: The Formation of a Migrant Community from San Cristobal Totonicanpan Nestor P. Rodriguez and Jacqueline Maria Hagan 14. A Maya Voice: Living in Vancouver Zoila Ramirez 15. Maya in a Modern Metropolis: Establishing New Lives and Livelihoods in Los Angeles James Loucky 16. Conclusion: The Maya Diaspora Experience Marilyn M. Moors Epilogue: Elilal/Exilio Victor D. Montejo References About the Contributors Index