Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras : Coming of Age in American Ethnic Communities /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rodriguez, Evelyn Ibatan, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Minorities > Social life and customs.
Mexican Americans > Social life and customs.
Filipino Americans > Social life and customs.
Coming of age.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Adolescentes americaines d'origine mexicaine > Moeurs et coutumes.
Americains d'origine mexicaine > Moeurs et coutumes.
Americains d'origine philippine > Moeurs et coutumes.
Passage à l'âge adulte > États-Unis.
Mexican American teenage girls > Social life and customs.
Filipino American teenage girls > Social life and customs.
Teenage girls > United States > Anniversaries.
Coming of age > United States.
Minorities > United States > Social life and customs.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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