The Salvadoran Americans

The Salvadoran Americans /

Salvadorans and other Central Americans have a strong presence in the United States because of the recent civil wars, natural disasters, and resulting economic downturns in the region. Most fled the right-wing death squads that were funded by the Reagan and first Bush Administrations and that target...

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Main Author: Cordova, Carlos B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.
Series:New Americans (Westport, Conn.)
Subjects:
Salvadoran Americans.
Salvadoran Americans > Social conditions.
Immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
El Salvador > Emigration and immigration.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Background
  • 1. El Salvador, the land of origin
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Language and literacy
  • History
  • The Salvadoran civil war
  • Salvadoran society after the peace accords
  • Culture
  • World view and religion
  • Traditional medicine, philosophy and practice.
  • pt. II. Coming to the United States and status
  • 2. U.S. immigration laws for Salvadorans and status
  • Salvadoran immigrants and U.S. immigration laws 1980-2004
  • Refugee status and political asylum
  • The undocumented Salvadoran population
  • The sanctuary movement, religious communities, and Salvadoran refugees in the United States
  • The impact of the Immigration Reform Act of 1986 on Salvadoran immigrants
  • Temporary protected status for Salvadorans
  • Deferred enforced departure
  • American Baptist Church, political asylum
  • Citizenship efforts
  • 3. Causes of Salvadoran and Central American emigration and waves of migration
  • Migration determinants
  • War and revolution
  • Economic migrations
  • Arriving in the United States
  • Central American immigration patterns to the United States
  • The first Central American migration wave (1870-1930)
  • The second Central American migration wave (1930-1941)
  • The third Central American migration wave (1941-1950)
  • The fourth Central American migration wave (1960-1970)
  • The fifth Central American migration wave (1975-1990)
  • The sixth Central American migration wave (1991-2004)
  • 4. Demographics of Salvadorans and other Central Americans in the United States
  • Salvadoran populations in the United States since 1979
  • Salvadoran demographics in the 1990 census and the 2000 census
  • Settlement characteristics of Salvadoran populations in the United States
  • Characteristics of Central American immigrants in the United States.
  • pt. III. Adjustment and adaptation
  • 5. Cultural baggage and integration
  • The old and the new cultures
  • Family issues
  • The adjustment and cultural adaptation of Salvadoran immigrants
  • Obstacles to cultural adaptation and social integration
  • Language acquisition
  • Educational issues
  • Employment issues
  • The structure of Salvadoran American communities
  • The emergence of political organizing in Central American communities in the United States
  • Religious issues affecting Central American communities in the United States
  • 6. Health perspectives in Salvadoran American communities
  • Health issues
  • Mental health issues
  • 7. Intergroup issues affecting Salvadoran American communities
  • Ethnic relations in Los Angeles
  • The street gang phenomenon in Salvadoran communities
  • 8. Impact on U.S. society and culture
  • Participation in the labor force
  • Salvadoran food in the United States
  • Salvadoran American arts and culture
  • Appendix 1. Notable Salvadorans in the United States
  • Appendix 2. Salvadoran immigration to the United States by year
  • Glossary of commonly used Salvadoran words.

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