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Zusatztext "This study sheds light on how Brazilian immigrants and returnees understand racial dynamics through transnationalism....Joseph correctly points out, the transnational optic has changed racial categories, discrimination, stratification, and has evaluated social positions within and without the Brazilian migration process." Informationen zum Autor Tiffany D. Joseph is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Affiliated Faculty of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Stony Brook University. Klappentext Tiffany D. Joseph is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Affiliated Faculty of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Stony Brook University. Zusammenfassung Race on the Move takes readers on a journey from Brazil to the U.S. and back to explore how migration between these countries transforms Brazilians' interpretation of race in each place. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents and Abstracts Introduction: Migration and Racial Movement across Borders chapter abstract This chapter describes how racial ideals move across borders via individuals who migrate between countries. This discussion is framed by scholarly debates regarding racial frameworks in the United States and Brazil and argues that migration can be used to comparatively examine race in both countries using the experiences of Brazilian return migrants in the city of Governador Valadares. The chapter introduces the theoretical concept of the transnational racial optic and concludes with a brief discussion of the author's positionality in conducting the study. 1 The Town That Uncle Sam Built chapter abstract This chapter introduces readers to the city of Governador Valadares (GV). It explores the history of the U.S. presence there and how migration has transformed the city into a place where people, money, and culture flow to and from Brazilian immigrant enclaves in the United States. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how this transnational context shaped Valadarenses' racial conceptions before migrating. 2 Deciphering U.S. Categories chapter abstract This chapter illustrates how the transnational racial optic influenced migrants' negotiation of U.S. categories. It explores their racial self-classifications, interpretation of the Latino and Hispanic categories, and perceptions of white racial classification in the United States and Brazil. This chapter describes how migrants used Brazilian racial classification norms to find their racial place in the United States. 3 Navigating the Racial Divide chapter abstract This chapter delves into returnees' perceptions of and experiences with the U.S. racial divide in terms of discrimination, interpersonal relationships, and residential segregation. The discussion is framed by migrants' comparisons of black Americans—whom migrants perceive as upwardly mobile but racist—and black Brazilians—whom migrants perceive as socially disadvantaged but less racist. Migrants discover that in spite of overt racism in the United States, Americans of different races experience more social mobility than Brazilians. 4
