Guadalupe in New York : devotion and the struggle for citizenship rights among Mexican immigrants

Summary: 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.

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ISBN: 0814733131
ISBN: 9780814733134
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations, photographs
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Publisher: New York : New York University Press, ©2010.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:april.17 OldControl:muse9780814733134 "Multi-User" Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	On citizenship, membership, and the right to have rights -- Los Comit's Guadalupanos and Asociación Tepeyac: their formation and context -- Our Lady of Guadalupe: the image and its circulation -- El viacrucis del inmigrante and other public processions -- La antorcha Guadalupana/the Guadalupan torch run: messengers for a people divided by the border -- Conclusion: Citizenship for immigrants -- Appendix: A note on methodology and the use of pseudonyms.
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Language Note:	English.
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