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Mexicanidad in Ohio: Identity and Stress in Columbus

Merino Chavez, Nidia
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274763376

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2010, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Anthropology.
While Latino migration to the Midwest is not a recent phenomenon, a significant increase in Latinos settling in new rural and urban centers has been ongoing for the past three decades as a growing number of Latinos are moving away from historically designated gateway destinations. The rapid growth of Mexican immigrants in the Midwest is distinctive. Many of these new destinations do not serve as new gateway centers, but rather as secondary destination sites as immigrants and their families engage in an internal secondary migration in the U.S. Attracted by new economic opportunities, Mexican immigrants settling in Midwest are transforming the local demographic, social and economic landscapes. However, this population growth is often ignored or inadequately addressed by local policy makers and service providers. With heightened tensions between local native-born residents and newcomers, immigrants are faced with not only challenges of coping with stress due to migration, but also reception by the local community. This pilot study examines the growth of Columbus’ Mexican population. It focuses on the reception of Mexicans into Columbus. Using ethnographic methods and data on the physiological indicators of stress among long-term residents and newcomers, I examine how Mexican immigrants organize and create a sense of Mexicanidad in Columbus. Secondly, I examine the perceptions that Mexican immigrants hold regarding their reception by the larger Columbus community. Lastly, I compare and contrast the physiological evidence of stress in relation to cultural perceptions of stress.
Jeffrey H. Cohen, PhD (Advisor)
Douglas E. Crews, PhD (Committee Member)
Anna Willow, PhD (Committee Member)
67 p.
Cultural Anthropology; Hispanic Americans; Minority and Ethnic Groups; Social Research
Mexican Immigration; Secondary Migration; Stress

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  • Merino Chavez, N. (2010). Mexicanidad in Ohio: Identity and Stress in Columbus [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274763376

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Merino Chavez, Nidia. Mexicanidad in Ohio: Identity and Stress in Columbus. 2010. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274763376.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Merino Chavez, Nidia. "Mexicanidad in Ohio: Identity and Stress in Columbus." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274763376

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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