Even the Women Are Leaving: Migrants Making Mexican America, 1890-1965

The first decades of the twentieth century saw the development of Mexican circular family migration, shaped by family and community networks, labor markets, and economic conditions. "Even the Women Are Leaving" explores bidirectional migration across the US-Mexico border from 1890 to 1965, focusing on Mexican women and families. It highlights migrant voices and testimonies, depicting the long history of family and female migration and the personal experiences of border crossings, separations, and reunifications.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 09 May 2023
Publisher: University of California Press

The first few decades of the 20th century were pivotal in shaping Mexican circular family migration, a complex process influenced by family and community networks, as well as labor markets and economic conditions.
In her book, Even the Women Are Leaving: Bidirectional Migration across the US-Mexico Border from 1890 to 1965, Larisa L. Veloz delves into the experiences of Mexican women and families who participated in bidirectional migration across the US-Mexico border. Through the use of migrant voices and testimonies, Veloz paints a vivid picture of the long history of family and female migration, highlighting the personal experiences of early 20th-century border crossings, family separations, and reunifications.
This book offers a fresh perspective on how female migrants navigated evolving immigration restrictions and constructed binational lives during the Mexican Revolution, the Great Depression, and the Bracero Program. Veloz's analysis sheds light on the ways in which these historical events and programs impacted the lives of female migrants and their families, and how they adapted and responded to changing circumstances.
Overall, Even the Women Are Leaving is a valuable contribution to the study of Mexican migration and gender studies, providing a rich and detailed account of the experiences of female migrants and their families during a critical period in Mexican history.

Weight: 426g
Dimension: 153 x 230 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520392700