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Background
Publications from "Across Races and Nations"
Educational & Organizing Resources

Background

The resources listed on this page are the result of Across Races and Nations (ARN), a four-year project that used community-based research and popular education techniques to explore the impact of increasing immigration, particularly from Latin America, on the South.

ARN was co-sponsored by Highlander, the Center for Research on Women at the University of Memphis, and the Southern Regional Council in Atlanta. The project explored the experiences of new immigrants as they arrive in and adapt to the South, and the attitudes of more-long-term residents toward new immigrants. It also sought to identify areas of potential conflict and collaboration among different racial/ethnic groups, and to encourage multiracial efforts to address common needs.

For more on Highlander's work with the Latino community in the Southeast, see our Pueblos de Latinoamérica project.

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Publications from "Across Races and Nations"

The following publications were prepared as a result of Across Races and Nations. All but the first are available in both English and Spanish.

• The New Latino South: An Introduction (PDF, 577KB)

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• Why Are So Many People Coming to the United States from Mexico?" (PDF, 19KB)
• ¿Por qué está llegando tanta gente a los Estados Unidos desde México? (PDF, 23KB)

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• "'Why don't they just play by the rules?' Myths and Facts about U.S. Immigration Policy" (PDF, 14KB)
• "¿Por qué ellos simplemente no respetan las reglas?" Mitos y Realidades sobre la Política Migratoria de los EEUU (PDF 14KB)

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• Case Studies of Collaboration (PDF, 222KB)
• Estudios de Casos de Colaboración (PDF, 220KB)

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• Conflict and Community Building in the Appalachian South (PDF, 206KB)
• Los Conflictos y la Foración du una Comunidad en el Sur de los Apalaches (PDF, 212KB)

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• Civil Rights, Immigration, and the Prospects for Social Justice Collaboration in Georgia (PDF, 196KB)
• Derechos Civiles, Imigracion y Perspectivas de Colaboración para Lograr Justicia Social en Georgia (PDF, 206KB)

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• Conflict and Collaboration: Our Internal Challenges (PDF, 146KB)
• Conflicto y Colaboración: Nuestros Desafios Internos (PDF, 149KB)

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• Organizational Resources for Latino Immigrants to the U.S. South (PDF, 309KB)
• Directo de Organizaciones para Immigrantes Latinos en el Sur de los Estados Unidos (PDF, 202KB)

(Note: To read and/or print these reports you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click on this link to download and install a free copy: Get Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

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Educational & Organizing Resources

The following materials were compiled by Susan Williams, Highlander Research and Education Center. [August 2005]

• Videos
• Books/Reports
• Resource Groups/Organizations
• Related Issues: Economic and Political Conditions in Mexico, Immigration, Occupational Safety and Health, Multicultural Education

To view/download the complete list of educational and organizing resources, click here (PDF, 38 KB)

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