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Waiting on Washington : Central American workers in the nation's capital

Title
Waiting on Washington : Central American workers in the nation's capital / Terry A. Repak.
Author
Repak, Terry A., 1953-
Publication
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1995.

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Description
xii, 243 pages : illustrations, map; 22 cm
Subject
  • Foreign workers, Latin American > Washington (D.C.)
  • Central Americans > Washington (D.C.)
  • Washington (D.C.) > Emigration and immigration
  • Central America > Emigration and immigration
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-237) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Portrait of a Central American Sending Country -- 3. Portrait of a U.S. Receiving City -- 4. Labor Recruitment in the Nation's Capital -- 5. Working Women and Men in Washington's Labor Market -- 6. Manipulating New Immigration Laws -- 7. New Roles in a New Landscape -- 8. Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 1566393019 (alk. paper)
  • 1566393027 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
94038120
OCLC
  • 31206828
  • ocm31206828
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries