"An important contribution to the history and ethnography of El
Barrio. Particularly valuable is the way in which she humanizes her
subjects who, as elderly and Latino, are often totally ignored or
reduced to a mere statistic."
"--Arlene Davila, Syracuse University"
What is daily life like for an elderly person whose income
barely covers basic needs? How is life constrained if that person
is living within the same marginal enclave to which she first
migrated decades ago? How does the implementation of national
policies and programs affect the daily life of those growing old in
Spanish Harlem?
In Growing Old in El Barrio, Judith Freidenberg addresses these
questions by examining the life-course and daily experiences of the
elderly residents of El Barrio. She interweaves the economy of
immigrant neighborhoods with the personal experiences of Latinos
aging in Harlem--such as DoAa Emiliana, who lived in Spanish Harlem
from her migration in 1948 to her death in 1995. Freidenberg
further links policy issues to social issues critical to the daily
lives of this population.
Combining extensive fieldwork interviews with historical and
demographic population data, Growing Old in El Barrio paints an
ethnographic picture of aging in Spanish Harlem and illustrates the
emergence of New York as a city divided by ethnicity and class.
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