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16 Cards in this Set
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Mojados |
Derisive slang for Mexicans who enter illegally. |
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La Raza |
Key term for Mexican Americans meaning the people or the race. |
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Borderlands |
Area of a common culture along the border between Mexico and the United States. |
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Maquiladoras |
These foreign owned operations are exempt from paying Mexican taxes and are not required to provide insurance or benefits to their workers. |
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Hometown Clubs |
They have sprung up in northern cities with large settlements of Mexicans. They are generally non profit organizations that maintain close ties to immigrants hometowns in Mexico or other Latin American countries. |
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Transnationals |
Immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships that link their societies of origin and settlement. |
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Life Chances |
Peoples opportunities to provide themselves with material goods, positive living conditions, and favorable life experiences. |
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Curanderismo |
Latino folk medicine, a form of holistic healthcare an healing. |
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Familism |
It means pride and closeness in the family, which results in family obligation and loyalty coming before individual means. |
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Neocolonialism |
Refers to continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries. |
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Orientalism |
The simplistic view of people and history of the orient (generally the region of the middle east to east asia), with no recognition of change over time or the diversity within its many cultures. |
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Deficit model of ethnic identity |
States that others view ones identity as a factor of subtracting away characteristics corresponding to some ideal ethnic type. |
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Blended Identity |
Self image and worldview that combines religious faith, a cultural backround based on nationality, and the status of being a resident of the Untied States. |
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Haji |
The pilgramage to Mecca, at least once in their lifetime. It was the home of Allah, or Ka'aba, which was built by Abraham and his son Ishmael. |
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Jihad |
The struggle against the enemies of Allah. |
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Hijab |
A variety of garments that allow women to follow guideliness of modest dress. |
