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Anthropologic movements within Brazil have traditionally been due to economic imbalances between regions, boom and bust cycles of natural commodities, frontier settlement, industrialization, and climate patterns. Oftentimes, ...
Silent Culprits: Immigrant Detention Centers
Many gaps exist within the law that allow it to be interpreted differently for immigrants. Although the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 is the foundational law for immigration, it has not served all equally. The ...
Catastrophic Colonialism
Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico and its people and sadly exposed the neo-colonial structures that remain in American society that represent a disconnect between the mainland and the Caribbean archipelago. Without the ...
Rethinking Baseball in the Dominican Republic
This paper examines how the sport of baseball mediates the relationship between the United States and Dominican Republic. In part based on Walter Mignolo's idea of “decolonial thinking,” which undoes the power structures ...
The Game of NAFTA: Winners, Losers and Policy Implications
The North American Free Trade Agreement, which took effect in 1994, lacks a social component. It has hindered economic development in Mexico.
The Alternative Lexington: Fashioning Home, Place, and Belonging among Lexington's Latino Immigrant Community
Faced with difficulties in joining Lexington's broader identities, I reason that the city's Latino immigrant population has largely crafted an alternative community -- or an "imagined" Lexington -- relying on the bonding ...
From Solemnity to Celebration: The Commercialization of the Day of the Dead (thesis)
As holidays have evolved over the past century many have changed from their original intention of celebrating military victories or certain individuals to focusing more on commercial practices that imitate a false sense ...
The Myth of the Melting Pot: An Economic Analysis of Immigration Policy in the U.S.
My capstone examines the topic of Latino immigration through an economic analysis of immigration reform in the United States. As my main case study, I evaluate Proposition 187 from 1994 in California. I then look at three ...
Exporting U.S. Goods and Services in a Down Economy: Not Just Tilting at Windmills
It is time to recognize that there is a great deal of Latin American influence in the United States and as such, the business practices and needs of both regions overlap. By analyzing Latin American economies and cultures, ...
The Huichol Shaman: A Study in Cultural Memory
Who are the Huichol shamans, and what is the nature of their healing beliefs, traditions, and rituals? In the context of cultural memory studies, how have these beliefs, traditions, and rituals transcended strong cultural ...