2018/12/13 by Alessandra Bazo Vienrich · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Latin American and Latino Studies #Politics and Society in Latin America #Caribbean history, culture, and politics #Latin Americans #Indigenous #Immigration #Ethnic group #Gender studies #Identity (music) #Context (archaeology) #Sociology #Political science #Ethnology #Geography #Anthropology #Law
paper · doi:10.1111/soc4.12644
openalex publication_date 2018/12/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/29
Abstract In recent decades, migration from all corners of the world has created one of the most racially/ethnically diverse immigrant populations in the history of the United States. While today migratory flows are predominantly from Asia, immigrants from Latin America continue to make up the largest immigrant group in the United States. The influx of this group reflects the heterogeneity of the Latin American region, including Latin American immigrants who identify as indigenous in their countries of origin. Through a brief overview of how indigeneity, race, and ethnicity have been historically framed in Latin America, I discuss how Indigenous Immigrants from Latin American (IILA) position their indigeneity within their racial/ethnic identity in the United States. I consider how migration shapes indigenous identity and propose the use of Social Identity Theory (SIT) to explore how IILA negotiate a racial/ethnic identity while maintaining their indigeneity in a U.S. context.