Outside influences and traditional knowledge in domestic space among the colonia residents of Cameron Park, Texas /
"Colonias Project", CfHUD is involved with building and
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | "Colonias Project", CfHUD is involved with building and (Cff-FJD) in the College of Architecture. As part of the able to conduct during my field-work. My findings therefore also provides specific information on Cameron Park to help ameliorating the conditions of these unique settlements. are not necessarily a representative sample of the entire basic knowledge of the colonia sub-culture by using housing border, including one in Cameron Park. My research focuses characteristic of these interviews limited the number I was colonia but rather focus on issues of relevance to my Coping with these grim surroundings and various levels of cultural background, daily activities, perception about domain. During a bimonthly stay of three to four days with a family within the community, I conducted informal interviews hence the Spanish term. They are Mexicans or first and improve their life conditions. This study aims to improve informants. My conclusions identify sociocultural patterns infrastructure such as sewage, paved roads, treated water and issues as reflections of sociocultural characteristics. It issues related to housing and the community. The in-depth literacy of English and little or no formal education. managing community centers in colonias along the Texas-Mexico of a number of residents. They were asked about their of Brownsville, Texas. Colonias are substandard and rural project led by the Center for Housing and Urban Development residents of Cameron Park engage in a daily struggle to residents of the "colonia" community of Cameron Park, north second generation Mexican-Americans with often a limited social, geographic and linguistic isolation, the 3,500 specifically on the use and organization of the domestic street fights. The residents are mainly of lespanic origin; subdivisions usually within 50 miles from the Mexican border. suggestions to individuals or agencies involved in that characterize the colonia sub-culture and offer specific the ongoing Texas A&M University community development They are often characterized by the lack of basic This research is based on qualitative field-work among the |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Anthropology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 89 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |