Hemisphere Volume 8 | Issue 3 Article 1 1998 Volume 8 Issue 3, Fall 1998 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/lacc_hemisphere Part of the Latin American Studies Commons Recommended Citation (1998) "Volume 8 Issue 3, Fall 1998," Hemisphere: Vol. 8 : Iss. 3 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/lacc_hemisphere/vol8/iss3/1 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the Kimberly Green Latin American and Carribbean Center (LACC) Publications Network at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hemisphere by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume 8 Issue 3, Fall 1998 This issue is available in Hemisphere: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/lacc_hemisphere/vol8/iss3/1 k i y +yy 35 Fj Z d 9, _ J 'L f J J, i1' J .- wow.- r.tyryYSUe. F f rifr ; ;"JI) r ! a Q ( ; fl. ..>.Irlfl lL3'C '*. kp b ;ff .; y 'ferry '. J 'x r ! Jrl 114 K., x a J 4 f.1' } { s 0 74470 7547$ f The Second Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies March 18-20, 1999 Cuban Research Institute (CRI) Florida International University Miami, Florida CONFERENCE THEMES The Island Compared. The traditional single focus on Cuba tends to portray the topic of analysis as exceptional and exclusive to the island. A comparative approach to Cuban studies highlights both similarities and differences with other cases. Revisiting the Republic. Studies of Cuba have been marked by and have revolved around the Cuban Revolution. As a consequence, the Cuban Republic in its political, social and cultural dimensions has been understudied. Power and Resistance - Narratives and Counternarratives. How have power and resis- tance been manifested in the Cuban context over time? Cultural Unity. Do Cubans share a common culture? Have Cubans and Cuban- Americans developed divergent cultures? This theme brings together issues of culture, nation, diaspora and transnationalism. For more information, contact: Cuban Research Institute Florida International University University Park, DM 363, Miami, Florida 33199 Voice: (305) 348-1991, Fax: (305) 348-3593 E-mail: [email protected] Lisandro Perez, Director 1999 Program Co-Chair de Arag6n, Assistant Director and CR1 DamianUva Fernandez, 1999 Program Co-Chair A MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAS Volume 8 " Number 3 Fail 1998 Hemishr http://Iacc.fiu.edu FROM THE EDITOR Eduardo A. Gamarra 3 COMMENTARY The Rediscovery of Latinos Jorge Ramos Avalos 4 Winds of Change Uva de Aragon 6 REPORTS Stones in the Water Terry Rey 8 Guatemala's Critical Juncture J. PatriceMcSherry 12 SPECIAL REPORT: THE SANTIAGO SUMMIT Beyond the Washington Consensus William C. Smith 16 Islands Apart Emilio Pantojas-Garcia 20 Mercosur in the New Global Order HilioJaguaribe 24 Canada's Southern Exposure Peter McKenna 26 FEATURES Distant Brothers Manuel Orozco 30 Lives at a Crossroads Sarah Mahler 36 Bridging the Ideological Divide Manny Hidalgo 40 LITERARY FEATURE Lengua Franca Te'resa Palomo Acosta 44 PHOTO ESSAY Life on the Margins JanetJarman 46 REVIEW FORUM Identity Crisis M. Karen Bracken 59 PUBLICATIONS UPDATE Latinos in the US Marian Goslinga 62 ON THE COVER Woman with Child and USA T-shirt. Photo: Janet Jarman. A MAGAINE F ILtE AMERICAS L'cC emisphere Providing Leadership in the Field of Latin American and Caribbean Studies for Two Decades EDITORIAL STAFF LATIN AMERICAN AND FoundingEditor Anthony P. Maingot CARIBBEAN CENTER Editor Eduardo A. Gamarra Associate Editors Mark B. Rosenberg F lorida International Lniversity, a pub- Richard Tardanico Patricia Price lic institution of higher education in ManagingEditor Alisa Newman South Florida, has devoted resources Art Editor and effort to the study of Latin America and Pedro D. Botta Book Review Editor Ivelaw Griffith the Caribbean. From the resulting synergy, the Latin American and Caribbean Center Bibliographer Marian Goslinga (LACC) came into existence in 1979. As a CirculationManager Marla M. Iaryczower federally supported National Resource Center for Language and Area Studies, CONTRIBUTING EDITORS LACC has a mandate to promote graduate and undergraduate education, faculty David Bray Walt Peacock research, and public education on Latin Janet M. Chernela Lisandro Perez American and Caribbean affairs. Carol Damian Ana Roca Damiin J. Fernandez Andrea Mantell Seidel CENTERS AND INSTITUTES Sarah Mahler Victor Uribe " Summit of the Americas Center Ted Young " Cuban Research Institute * Intercultural Dance and Music Institute EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD * Florida-Mexico Institute * Florida Caribbean Institute Don Bohning Guido Pennano * Hemispheric Center for Environmental Ettore Botta Alejandro Portes Technology Wolf Grabendorff Sally Price Alistair Hennessy David Ronfeldt ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICAN Harry Hoetink Selwyn Ryan AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES Franklin W. Knight Steven E. Sanderson * Master of Arts Program Vaughan Lewis Saskia Sassen " Undergraduate/Graduate Certificate Larissa A. Lomnitz Andres Serbin Programs Abraham F. Lowenthal Carol A. Smith " Certificate Program in International Terry L. McCoy Lourdes Sola Business Andres Oppenheimer Yolande Van Eeuwen * Foreign Language and Area Studies Robert A. Pastor Arturo Villar Fellowship Program Anthony J. 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PUBLICATIONS Editorial, Circulation, and Advertising Offices: Latin American and Caribbean * Hiemsphere Magazine Center, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199. * Occasional Paper Series Tel.: (305) 348-2894, Fax: (305) 348-3593, E-mail: [email protected] * Position Papers and Market Briefs Website: http://acc.fiu.edu/hemisphere/hemisphere.html e Newsletters and Websites Regular Subscription Rates: US, USVI, PR and Canada: $20 a year; $36 for two years. Elsewhere: $27 a year; $50 for two years. Please make check payable to Latin American and Caribbean Center Hemisphere. Florida International University University Park, Miami, Florida 33199 Tel. (305) 348-2894/Fax (305) 348-3593 F R O M T H E E D I T O R n this issue we are pleased to provide thoughtful analysis of the role and contribution of Latin American immigrants to the United States. We begin with Jorge Ramos' commentary on the "rediscovery" of Latinos in the US. The well-known anchor of Univisi6n's nightly newscast concludes that "white Americans refuse to accept that the US stopped being a pre- dominantly Anglo country a long time ago." The subsequent articles reveal the growing sig- nificance of Latinos in both economics and politics. The picture that emerges of Latinos in the US is complex and diverse. Sarah Mahler's essay on Salvadorans, for example, analyzes the experiences of a recent wave of immigrants to this country. While Salvadorans may not yet be as visible as other Latino immigrant groups, Mahler points out that they may well surpass Cubans numerically in the next census. Her article is complemented by Manuel Orozco's research on Central American immigrants in general. Orozco discusses the com- monalities and differences among these groups and concludes that fears that immigrants from these countries will lead inexorably to the "thirdworldization" of the United States are misplaced. Manny Hidalgo and Uva de Arag6n provide interesting glimpses of the changing nature of Cuban Miami and of Cuba itself. Both authors conclude that the younger generation of Cubans and Cuban-Americans represents new hope for dialogue and rapprochement between the two commu- nities. Finally, Janet Jarman's photo essay presents a magnificent portrait of the trail of a Mexican family from the border to their new life in the United States. A special report section analyzes the Summit of the Americas process, which began in Miami in 1994 and brought together the heads of state of 34 countries of the region in Santiago, Chile this past April. We are especially pleased to publish a translation of Hdio Jaguaribe's critique of the region's general movement towards a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Jaguaribe argues that for the Mercosur countries, entry into an FTAA will constitute an act of historical suicide. Peter McKenna discusses Canada's new role in the Americas, noting that it has already become a major regional actor. Emilio Pantojas-Garcia's "Islands Apart" reminds us that the Caribbean is also an important but neglected player in the unfolding FTAA. Bill Smith adopts a more theoretical approach that analyzes the implications of the Summit accords for combating poverty and inequali- ty in the Americas. We were delighted to read the many messages and letters sent to Hemisphere regarding our issues on sustainable development (volume 8 number 1) and neoliberalism (volume 8 number 2). The editors are pleased by both the congratulatory and the critical responses received, as they indicate to us that Hemisphere is being read in many places and by a wide variety of audiences. Generating debate on the issues that affect the Americas is our central objective. We hope that this issue is in keeping with this goal. Eduardo A. Gamarra Hemisphere Volume Eight, Number Three 3 C 0 M M E The Rediscovery of Latinos Jorge Ramos Avalos Migration concluded that approxi- ter, so should the mayor. But for a last. The network mately 105,000 undocumented variety of reasons, both historical and NNrecently has discoveredreported the us at Mexicans enter the US every year. immigration-related, the Mexican- extraordinary growth of These immigrants lack permission to American community has yet to C this country, but work reach the level of political mobiliza- the Spanish-language work legally in media in the US, a phe- they do-and lots of it.