Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments 1. The Maya Diaspora: Introduction James Loucky and Marilyn M. Moors 2. Survivors on the Move: Maya Migration in Time and Space Christopher H. Lutz and W. George Lovell 3. Flight, Exile, Repatriation, and Return: Guatemalan Refugee Scenarios, 1981-1998 Catherine L. Nolin Hanlon and W. George Lovell 4. Space and Identity in Testimonies of Displacement: Maya Migration to Guatemala City in the 1980s Antonella Fabri 5. Organizing in Exile: The Reconstruction of Community in the Guatemalan Refugee Camps in Southern Mexico Deborah L. Billings 6. Challenges of Return and Reintegration Clark Taylor 7. A Maya Voice: The Maya of Mexico City Domingo Hernandez Ixcoy 8. Becoming Belizean: Maya Identity and the Politics of Nation Michael C. Stone 9. La Huerta: Transportation Hub in the Arizona Desert Nancy J. Wellmeier 10. Indiantown, Florida: The Maya Diaspora and Applied Anthropology Allan F. Burns 11. A Maya Voice: The Refugees in Indiantown, Florida Feronimo Camposeco 12. The Maya of Morganton: Exploring Worker Identity within the Global Marketplace Leon Fink and Alvis Dunn 13. Maya Urban Villages in Houston: The Formation of a Migrant Community from San Cristobal Totonicapan Nestor P. Rodriguez and Jacqueline Maria Hagan 14. A Maya Voice: Living in Vancouver Zoila Ramirez 15. Maya in a Modern Metropolis: Establishing New Lives and Livelihoods in Los Angeles James Loucky 16. Conclusion: The Maya Diaspora Experience Marilyn M. Moors Epilogue: Elilal/Exilio Victor D. Montejo References About the Contributors Index

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How Maya refugees found new lives in strange lands

About the Author

James Loucky is an Associate Professor teaching anthropology, Latin American studies, and international studies at Western Washington University. Marilyn M. Moors is Professor emerita from Montgomery College, National Coordinator of the Guatemala Scholars Network, and an adjunct professor teaching anthropology and gender studies at Frostburg State University. CONTRIBUTORS: Deborah Billings, Allan F. Burns, Nestor P. Rodriguez, Michael C. Stone, Clark Taylor, Nancy J. Wellmeier, and the editors.

Reviews

"This fine collection of 16 essays explores many different aspects of that exodus from Guatemala." --Choice