Crafting connections: maya linkages between Guatemala’s Altiplano and El Norte

Crafting connections: maya linkages between Guatemala’s Altiplano and El Norte

International migration constitutes one of the most significant phenomena impacting Guatemala today. About a million and a half Guatemalans live and work in rural and urban cities and towns across the United States and Canada. Like many other migrant groups, most Guatemalans sustain strong transnati...

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Main Author: Moran-Taylor, Michelle J.
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2004
Subjects:
Transnational migration
social ties
Guatemalan Maya migration
communications
grassroots organizing.
Political science
International relations
Sociology
Social problems
migrants
technology
communication
Migración transnacional
redes sociales
migración de guatemaltecos maya
comunicaiones
organización a nivel local.
Ciencias políticas
Relaciones internacionales
Sociología
Problemas sociales
Migrantes
Tecnología
Comunicación
Online Access:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/229
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Summary:International migration constitutes one of the most significant phenomena impacting Guatemala today. About a million and a half Guatemalans live and work in rural and urban cities and towns across the United States and Canada. Like many other migrant groups, most Guatemalans sustain strong transnational linkages between their homeland and el norte (the United States). In the Guatemalan example highlighted in this article, such bonds owe much to the long-standing Guatemalan-U.S. historical connections, to the geographic proximity of the country to the United States. Drawing on ethnographic material, this article examines the divergent kinds of transnational connections that Maya indigenous (K´iche´) migrants craft and keep alive between their home community and their two primary destination localities in the United States—Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California. The article shows the different means of communication and technology, as well as the varying types of transnational organizing —particularly grass-roots efforts— that help shape current linkages between those who go and those who stay. Keyword: Transnational migration, social ties, Guatemalan Maya migration, communications, grass-roots organizing.

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