Interview with a Family in Cuajilote: Aurelio Campos Contreras, Juana Maria Contreras Tello, Isidro Campos Mendoza, Alejandro Campos Mendoza, Alejandro Mendoza Montufa, Maricela Campos Mendoza, Maria de los Angeles Campos Contreras

All the construction you see here, everything that's progressing in this community is the result of all the young people having gone to the U.S. The families that stay behind want to use their money to build houses for the ones who can or want to return. [...]if we want to build a bridge or som...

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Published in:Callaloo 2008-01, Vol.31 (1), p.24-31
Main Authors: Contreras, Aurelio Campos, Tello, Juana Maria Contreras, Mendoza, Isidro Campos, Mendoza, Alejandro Campos, Montufa, Alejandro Mendoza, Mendoza, Maricela Campos, de los Angeles Campos Contreras, Maria, Rowell, Charles H., Jones, Marcus, Martinez, Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Agricultural land
Children
Grandfathers
Grandmothers
Houses
Land clearing
Mothers
Parents
Weddings
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Summary:All the construction you see here, everything that's progressing in this community is the result of all the young people having gone to the U.S. The families that stay behind want to use their money to build houses for the ones who can or want to return. [...]if we want to build a bridge or somebody has a squatter on his land, we address these matters in a friendly way, to avoid fighting. If someone doesn't have his land papers in order, we go to the agriculture department and the national registry to resolve all those problems so that everything can function smoothly and people can work honestly. The funds are raised from among the community members. -translated by Ana Martinez UNA ENTREVISTA CON UNA FAMILIA EN CUAJILOTE:
ISSN:0161-2492
1080-6512
1080-6512
DOI:10.1353/cal.0.0044