From the land of the Inca to the land of Mickey Mouse : the trajectory of female Peruvian migration from Peru to Central Florida

Abstract

Peruvians have migrated for centuries, but only within the past four decades have they migrated internationally in such large numbers. Scholars of Peruvian migration have studied Peruvian communities in countries such as Argentina, Spain, Italy, Chile, Bolivia, and the United States. Within the United States, however, such research is limited to a handful of cities such as Los Angeles, California, Paterson, New Jersey, and Miami, Florida. This study examines the female Peruvian community in Central Florida, including their likely path of migration to the area, what changes in gender roles and relationships that they may have experienced as a result of such migration, and how those changes are displayed. I argue that, as a result of the female-led migration chain in Florida that originally led from Peru to Miami, and then to Central Florida, women are asserting themselves in the public sphere much more than previously thought by scholars of Peruvian migration. In order to study all of these factors, I have examined literature on Peruvian migration and international Latina migration. My conclusions are based on a synthesis of this data, as well as anthropological participant observation.

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Thesis Completion

2010

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Mishtal, Joanna

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

College

College of Sciences

Degree Program

Anthropology

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences;Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0022631

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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