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Frontera norte
On-line version ISSN 2594-0260Print version ISSN 0187-7372
Abstract
NUNEZ AGUILAR, Jorge Iván and CRUZ SALAZAR, Tania. Buenavistita in Maryland. An Ethnic Enclave in the International Migration.Translated byLuis Cejudo Espinoza. Frontera norte [online]. 2021, vol.33, e2150. Epub Dec 13, 2021. ISSN 2594-0260. https://doi.org/10.33679/rfn.v1i1.2150.
This paper aims to show the sociocultural adaptation strategy of a group of mestizo migrants from Chiapas residing in “Buenavistita,” Laurel, Maryland, U.S. The methodology is qualitative, based on interviews and participant observation. The findings allow us to argue that the migratory experience forces them to loosen their identity boundaries inward the ethnic group to reconstitute themselves, survive away, and maintain their Mexican mestizo status. Resulting in the formation of territorial enclaves where they identified against those who label them as illegal, this being the way to defend themselves in a racialized society. This work contributes empirically to migration studies with the case of Chiapanecos mestizos. Although we conclude that the enclave is for them a refuge area, little can be said about other experiences of migrants from Chiapas around ethnicity and the blend of cultures.
Keywords : interethnic relations; transnational network; ethnic enclave; Buenavistita; Mexico.