Assimilation or Cultural Difference? Palestinian Immigrants in Honduras
| Autor | Lirio Gutiérrez Rivera |
| Cargo | Ph.D. in Political Science (Free University of Berlin) and an MA in Anthropology (University of los Andes, Colombia) |
| Páginas | 57-68 |
* This arti cle presents the preli minary results of the r esearch project, “Th e Transnatio nalization of elites in La tin America: Palesti nians in Honduras,”
which was fu nded by the Research Ne twork desigualda des.net at the Free Univ ersity of Berlin and t he Rückwärts u nd Vorwärts denke n Foundation.
Many thanks t o Jeffrey Lesse r, Roshni Rustomji, Cami la Pastor, Marie Laure Ge offray, and André C icalo for their com ments to previous d rafts.
v Ph.D. in Political S cience (Free Universi ty of Berlin) and an MA in An thropology (Unive rsity of los Andes, C olombia). Her latest publ ications include:
Territories of V iolence. State, Margi nal Youth and Public Secu rity in Hondura s. New York: Palgrave Mac millan, 2013, and Geogra phies of Violence a nd
Exclusion: I mprisoned Stree t Gangs in Hondura s. Latin Americ an Research Review 47, n° 2(2012): 167-179. Email: liriogutierrez @hotmail.com
Assimilation or Cultural Difference?
Palestinian Immigrants in Honduras*
ABSTRACT
This article looks at Palestinian immigrants in contemporary Honduras. It questions the general assumption that Palestinians
have successfully assimilated into predominantly mestizo societies. It shows that the Palestinian community has maintained
various features and references, such as their religious afliation and their activity in commerce and trade, that make them a
culturally differentiated group. This article also explores why, against the recent backdrop of multiculturalism, the Palestinian
immigrant community have not mobilized an ethnic identity in order to gain access to resources or demand collective
recognition. Furthermore, it shows that Palestinian immigrants have benetted from various macro and local political and
economic factors and policies that contributed to the accumulation of different forms of capital throughout the 20th century.
KEY WORDS
Palestinian immigration, social mobility of immigrants, Honduras.
¿Asimilados o comunidad diferenciada? Los migrantes palestinos en Honduras
RESUMEN
Este artículo aborda la migración palestina en Honduras. Cuestiona la noción aceptada de que los palestinos son un grupo asimilado
mostrando que, a lo largo del siglo XX, la comunidad palestina sostiene varias referencias —por ejemplo, la aliación religiosa y la
actividad en el comercio— que la identican como una comunidad culturalmente diferenciada. Asimismo, este artículo discute por
qué la comunidad palestina no moviliza una identidad étnica para poder tener más acceso a recursos o exigir derechos colectivos.
Esto se debe a varios factores político-económicos globales y locales que per mitieron no sólo que los palestinos tuviesen acceso a
varios recursos, sino también que acumularan suciente formas de capital y movilidad social en la sociedad hondureña.
PALABRAS CLAVE
Migración palestina, movilidad social de migrantes, Honduras.
Assimilados ou comunidade diferenciada? Os migrantes palestinos em Honduras
RESUMO
Este artigo trata da migração palestina em Honduras. Questiona-se a noção aceita de que os palestinos são um grupo assimilado, o
que mostra que, ao longo do século xx, a comunidade palestina sustenta várias referências —por exemplo, a aliação religiosa e a
atividade no comércio— que os identicam como comunidade culturalmente diferenciada. Além disso, neste artigo, discute-se por
que a comunidade palestina não mobiliza uma identidade étnica para poder ter mais acesso a recursos ou exigir direitos coletivos.
Isso se deve a vários fatores político-econômicos no âmbito global e local que permitiram que os palestinos não só tivessem acesso
a vários recursos, mas também que acumulassem sucientes formas de capital e mobilidade social na sociedade hondurenha.
PALAVRAS CHAVE
Migração palestina, mobilidade social de migrantes, Honduras.
Received date: March 20, 2013
Acceptance date: November 15, 2013
Modication date: January 15, 2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7440/res48.2014.05
Lirio Gutiérrez Riverav
57
Para continuar leyendo
Solicita tu prueba
COPYRIGHT Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
