2/16/11 Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network

The Latin American and Latino Studies Program in collaboration with the
Department of Anthropology and the Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural
Center present:

Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network


Presented by Ruth Gomberg-Munoz


Wednesday
February 16, 2011 at 12:00 p.m
Latino Cultural Center
Lecture Center B2


Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network looks at
the lives of undocumented immigrants who work as busboys at a Chicago-area
restaurant.  Ruth Gomberg-Munoz introduces readers to the Lions, a group of
friends from Mexico committed to improving their fortunes and the lives of
their families.  Set in and around "Il Vino," a restaurant that could stand
in for many places that employ undocumented workers, Labor and Legality
reveals the faces behind the ward being waged over "illegal aliens" in
America.



Ruth Gomberg-Munoz is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the
University of Illinois at Chicago.  Her work has been published in American
Anthropologist and the Journal for Latino-Latin American Studies.



Bring your brown bag lunch and  we will provide refreshments.  This event is
free and  open  to the general public.  For more information call LALS at
312-996-2445.

Marta Elena Ayala
Community Affairs Specialist
University of Illinois at Chicago
Latin American and Latino Studies Program
(MC 219)
601 S. Morgan Street -   UH 1525
Chicago, IL  60607
(312) 996-2445   (312) 996-1796