Book

Familia: immigration and adaptation in Baja and Alta California, 1800-1975

University of California PressBerkeley • Published In 1987 • Pages:

By: Alvarez, Robert R..

Abstract
This book is a social history about a group of pioneer families that migrated north from southern Baja, California and settled along the United States - Mexico border. Many of these families have direct kinship ties to the author. Alvaraez reconstructs the history that brought these migrants to the border area and attempts to identify the sociocultural patterns involved in their migration and adaptation to a new cultural environment. The author describes in detail complex geographical, political, and economic factors concerned with the migrations, and the development of networks associated with the interrelationships of families through friendships, marriages, and COMPADRAZGO relations.
Subjects
External migration
Social relationships and groups
Kin relationships
culture
Chicanos
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2001
Field Date
September 1975-January 1977
Coverage Date
1800s - 1970s
Coverage Place
San Diego, California, United States
Notes
Robert R. Alvarez, Jr.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-201) and index
LCCN
85023217
LCSH
Mexican Americans