Making a Life in Multiethnic Miami : Immigration and the Rise of a Global City

by Elizabeth M. Aranda, Sallie Hughes, Elena and Sabogal

Overview

With more than a million immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean, Miami, Florida, boasts the highest proportion of foreign-born residents of any US city. Charting the rise of Miami as a global city, Elizabeth Aranda, Sallie Hughes, and Elena Sabogal provide a panoramic study of the changing dynamics of the immigration experience. The authors move easily between an analysis of global currents and personal narratives, examining the many factors that shape the decision to emigrate and the challenges faced in making a new home. Offering a wealth of new insights, their work demonstrates why Miami is such an exceptional laboratory for studying the social forces and local effects of globalization on the ground.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626373815
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	02/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Elizabeth M. Aranda is associate professor of sociology at the University of South Florida.

Sallie Hughes is associate professor of journalism and Latin American studies at the University of Miami.

Elena Sabogal is associate professor of women’s and gender studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Editorial Reviews

Highly informative.... This book reveals the ethnic and social complexity underlying superficial images.... Making a Life in Multiethnic Miami represents an important contribution to our understanding of the growing phenomenon of transnationalism for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Steven J. Gold