"Yucatecans in Dallas, Texas: Breaching the Border, Bridging the Distance, "2eby Rachel H. Adler Other Titles in the New Immigrants SeriesAllyn & Bacon Series Editor, Nancy Foner, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives: Sudanese Refugees in Minnesota, 2ebyJon D. Holtzman From the Workers' State to the Golden State: Jews from the Former Soviet Union in Californiaby Steven J. Gold The Legacy of Exile: Cubans in the United Statesby Guillermo J. Grenier and Lisandro PErez New Pioneers in the Heartland: Hmong Life in Wisconsinby Jo Ann Koltyk From the Ganges to the Hudson: Indian Immigrants in New York Cityby Johanna Lessinger Salvadorans in Suburbia: Symbiosis and Conflictby Sarah J. Mahler An Invisible Minority: Brazilians in New York Cityby Maxine L. Margolis Changes and Conflicts: Korean Immigrant Families in New Yorkby Pyong Gap Min A Visa for A Dream: Dominicans in the United Statesby Patricia R. Pessar "Pride against Prejudice: Haitians in the United States"by Alex Stepick Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship: The New Chinese Immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Areaby Bernard Wong

Foreword to the SeriesAcknowledgementsIntroductionStudying the Yucatecans in DallasOverviewKaal as ContextYucatan in the Context of United States-Mexico MigrationLiving in KaalThe Meaning of "Mayanness"ConclusionYucatecans in the "Big D" Racial and Ethnic Relations in DallasThe Yucatecans in DallasConclusionCrossing the Line: Migrants and the U.S.-Mexico BorderU.S. Migration Law, Border Crossing, and Transnational MigrationThe Border Crossing ProcessEffects of Border CrossingBorder Crossing: "Weapon of the Weak"Migrant Agendas and TransnationalismYucatecan Migrant AgendasMigrant Agendas: Two ExamplesCircumventing the Nation-StateDallas-Yucatan Transnational MigrationGoods and InformationConclusionWomen and Men MigrantsWomen and Men from Kaal: Gendered Social SpheresCase Studies of Migrant CouplesDiscussion of the CasesConclusion: Yucatecan Men and Women in DallasConclusionYucatecan Migrants and Social ChangeFinal Thoughts: Will Transnationalism Last?EpilogueReferencesIndex