{"product_id":"mexican-hometown-associations-in-chicagoacan-from-local-to-transnational-civic-engagement-paperback-1","title":"Mexican Hometown Associations in Chicagoacán: From Local to Transnational Civic Engagement - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXóchitl Bada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago is home to the second-largest Mexican immigrant population in the United States, yet the activities of this community have gone relatively unexamined by both the media and academia. In this groundbreaking new book, Xóchitl Bada takes us inside one of the most vital parts of Chicago's Mexican immigrant community--its many hometown associations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHometown associations (HTAs) consist of immigrants from the same town in Mexico and often begin quite informally, as soccer clubs or prayer groups. As Bada's work shows, however, HTAs have become a powerful force for change, advocating for Mexican immigrants in the United States while also working to improve living conditions in their communities of origin. Focusing on a group of HTAs founded by immigrants from the state of Michoacán, the book shows how their activism has bridged public and private spheres, mobilizing social reforms in both inner-city Chicago and rural Mexico. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together ethnography, political theory, and archival research, Bada excavates the surprisingly long history of Chicago's HTAs, dating back to the 1920s, then traces the emergence of new models of community activism in the twenty-first century. Filled with vivid observations and original interviews, \u003ci\u003eMexican Hometown Associations in Chicagoacán\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to an underrepresented community and sheds light on an underexplored form of global activism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eX?CHITL BADA is an assistant professor in the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eContext Matters: Latino Immigrant Civic Engagement in Nine U.S. Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, and her work has appeared in many journals and essay collections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685127667933,"sku":"9780813564920","price":84.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/DWSREkw61C9780813564920_4ea82c00-a2e0-4ef3-a3e9-8fc1cdd52c45.webp?v=1774007661","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mexican-hometown-associations-in-chicagoacan-from-local-to-transnational-civic-engagement-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}