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03290aam a2200565 i 4500 001 46B457D44EAA11EDAB62559A42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221018010048 008 210827t20222022txua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2021041579 020 $a 1477325271 020 $a 9781477325278 020 $a 1477325263 020 $a 9781477325261 035 $a (OCoLC)1267403496 040 $a TxU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d BDX $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d YDX $d GSU $d IaU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a nc----- $a nc----- 050 00 $a E184.C34 $b P33 2022 082 00 $a 305.868/728 $2 23 100 1 $a Padilla, Yajaira M., $e author. 245 10 $a From threatening guerrillas to forever illegals : $b US Central Americans and the cultural politics of non-belonging / $c Yajaira M. Padilla. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Austin : $b University of Texas Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xi, 184 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 490 0 $a Latinx: the future is now 520 $a "The book explores how Central Americans have been imagined and represented in the United States since the 1980s, particularly as guerrillas/military strongmen, disfranchised refugees, gang-bangers, domestic workers, and illegal aliens. Drawing from popular films, TV, news reports, and social media, it shows how these representations firm up the image of Central Americans as undeserving of citizenship while often making them invisible within discussions of Latinx community and representation"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : Central Americans among "US" -- Signifying US Central American non-belonging -- Domesticated subject? The Salvadoran maid in US television and film -- Lance Corporal JoseÌ GutieÌrrez and the perils of being a "good immigrant" -- Central American crossings, rightlessness, and survival in Mexico's border passage -- The cachet of illegal chickens in Central American Los Angeles -- Conclusion : seeing beyond the dominant. 650 0 $a Central Americans $z United States. 650 0 $a Central Americans in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Central Americans $x Press coverage $z United States. 650 0 $a Central Americans $x Legal status, laws, etc. $z United States. 650 0 $a Immigrants in mass media. 650 0 $a Mass media and immigrants $z United States. 650 0 $a Central American Americans. 650 0 $a Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media. 650 7 $a Central American Americans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00850667 650 7 $a Central Americans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00850681 650 7 $a Central Americans in motion pictures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01985224 650 7 $a Immigrants in mass media. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01903568 650 7 $a Mass media and immigrants. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01011347 650 7 $a Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01431526 651 0 $a Central America $x On television. 651 0 $a Central America $x In popular culture. 651 7 $a Central America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01244535 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025609.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=46B457D44EAA11EDAB62559A42ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search