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Informationen zum Autor By Nicolás Kanellos Klappentext Immigration has been one of the basic realities of life for Latino communities in the United States since the nineteenth century. It is one of the most important themes in Hispanic literature, and it has given rise to a specific type of literature while also defining what it means to be Hispanic in the United States. Immigrant literature uses predominantly the language of the homeland; it serves a population united by that language, irrespective of national origin; and it solidifies and furthers national identity. The literature of immigration reflects the reasons for emigrating, records-both orally and in writing-the trials and tribulations of immigration, and facilitates adjustment to the new society while maintaining links with the old society.Based on an archive assembled over the past two decades by author Nicolás Kanellos's Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage project, this comprehensive study is one of the first to define this body of work. Written and recorded by people from Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, the texts presented here reflect the dualities that have characterized the Hispanic immigrant experience in the United States since the mid-nineteenth century, set always against a longing for homeland. Zusammenfassung The first comprehensive study of literary works created both orally and in writing by immigrants to the United States from the Hispanic world since the early nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. The Context of Hispanic Immigrant Literature2. An Overview of Hispanic Immigrant Print Culture3. The Dream of Return to the Homeland4. Nation and Narration5. Immigration and Gender: Female Perspectives6. Immigration and Gender: Male PerspectivesAfterword: Life on the Supposed HyphenNotesBibliographyIndex
