Beschreibung:
A Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture is the story Mexican migrant creativity in New York City since 9/11 focusing on youth productions in hip hop, the arts and labor advocacy.
ContentsPreface: A Mexican State of Mind: Mexican Migrant Creativity in New York CityNote on the TextIntroduction: Mexican Manzana: The Next Great MigrationPart I The Container: It's the Intermediary That Fucks You1 "Sólo Queremos el Respeto": Racialization of Labor in the New York Restaurant Industry2 Hermandad, Arte y Rebeldía: Art Collectives and Entrepreneurship in Mexican New YorkPart II The Atlantic Borderlands: "Un movimiento joven, pero con mucho corazón"3 "Yo Soy Hip Hop": Mexicanidad and Authenticity in Mexican New York4 "Dejamos una huella": Graffiti and Space Claiming in a New BorderlandsEpilogue: Hauntings and Nightmares: The Visible Border and the Invisible Migrant in a Trump EraAcknowledgmentsNotesWorks CitedIndex