Every December 12th; thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin; wait for a bishop’s blessing—and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform; much like political protestors. It is this juxtaposition of religion and politics that Alyshia Gálvez investigates in Guadalupe in New York.The Virgin of Guadalupe is a profound symbol for Mexican and Mexican-American Catholics and the patron saint of their country. Her name has been invoked in war and in peace; and her image has been painted on walls; printed on T-shirts; and worshipped at countless shrines. For undocumented Mexicans in New York; Guadalupe continues to be a powerful presence as they struggle to gain citizenship in a new country.Through rich ethnographic research that illuminates Catholicism as practiced by Mexicans in New York; Gálvez shows that it is through Guadalupan devotion that many undocumented immigrants are finding the will and vocabulary to demand rights; immigration reform; and respect. She also reveals how such devotion supports and emboldens immigrants in their struggle to provide for their families and create their lives in the city with dignity.
#653176 in Books Liebler M L 2016-10-16 2016-10-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x 1.00 x 10.00l; .0 #File Name: 0814341225504 pagesHeaven Was Detroit From Jazz to Hip Hop and Beyond
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