"This book demonstrates the richness of the interethnic mosaic
characterizing the Valley of South Texas.... By giving voice to
local residents, Professor Richardson has amassed a valuable stock
of knowledge concerning life along the Texas-Mexican border that is
sorely missing in the extant literature." -- Rogelio Saenz,
Professor and Head of Sociology, Texas A& M University
"The Valley of South Texas," a recent joke goes, "is a great
place to live. It's so close to the United States." Culturally,
this borderland region is both Mexican and Anglo-American, and its
people span the full spectrum, from a minority who wish to remain
insulated within strictly Anglo or Mexican communities and
traditions to a majority who daily negotiate both worlds.
This fascinating book offers the fullest portrait currently
available of the people of the South Texas borderlands. An
outgrowth of the Borderlife Research Project conducted at the
University of Texas-Pan American, it uses the voices of several
hundred Valley residents, backed by the findings of sociological
surveys, to describe the lives of migrant farm workers, colonia
residents, undocumented domestic servants, maquila workers, and
Mexican street children. Likewise, it explores race and ethnic
relations among Mexican Americans, permanent Anglo residents,
"Winter Texans," Blacks, and Mexican immigrants. From this
firsthand material, the book vividly reveals how social class,
race, and ethnicity have interacted to form a unique border
culture.
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