Latina/o identities, the racialization of work, and the global reserve army of labor: Becoming Latino in Postville, Iowa

• Published in: Ethnicities
• Main Authors: Olivos, Edward M., Sandoval, Gerardo F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2015
• Subjects: Postville
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468796814557654; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1468796814557654; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1468796814557654

This article argues that the experiences and group formation of the Latino population in the United States can best be understood by employing a framework which examines global economic and political forces—forces which draw upon Latin America’s global reserve army of labor to meet and exceed U.S. n...