Celebrating debutantes and quinceañeras : coming of age in American ethnic communities /

Show other versions (1)

Looking beyond the satin gowns, opera-length gloves, and sparkling tiaras that signify Filipino debutantes and Mexican quinceañeras, the author examines the meaning of these coming-of-age rituals for immigrant American families. This book draws parallels between these communal ceremonies, as they s...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rodriguez, Evelyn Ibatan, 1975-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013
Subjects:
Minorities > United States > Social life and customs.
Coming of age > United States.
Teenage girls > United States > Anniversaries.
Filipino Americans > Social life and customs.
Filipino American teenage girls > Social life and customs.
Mexican Americans > Social life and customs.
Mexican American teenage girls > Social life and customs.
Passage à l'âge adulte > États-Unis.
Américains d'origine philippine > Mœurs et coutumes.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Mœurs et coutumes.
Adolescentes américaines d'origine mexicaine > Mœurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Coming of age
Filipino Americans > Social life and customs
Mexican Americans > Social life and customs
Minorities > Social life and customs
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Una cordial invitación
  • "No two are the same" : quinceañera and debut rituals and performances
  • Lazos/ties that bind : quinceañera and debut social networks
  • Pagdadalaga/Blossoming : becoming the debutante
  • Traviesos/Troublemakers
  • Pag alaala na/Just a remembrance : the work of making memories
  • Conclusion : the after-party
  • Appendix. Nandiyan lang/Just over (t)here : ethnographic reflections on researching American immigrant families.

Similar Items