Latinos in Australia

Carr, Barry; Minns, John

doi:10.22459/ala.08.2014.07

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“…The first wave includes all those who arrived between the 70s and 80s, and the second are those who have arrived since the 90s (Sanchez Urribarri et al, 2016). While it is true that there are records of Latin Americans living in Australia since 1837, it was not until the 1970s that they began to arrive in higher numbers (Del Río, 2014;Sanchez Urribarri et al, 2016). Initially, in the 70s, migrants and refugees from countries affected by dictatorships such as Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, and later, in the 80s, from countries affected by civil wars, narcoterrorism and armed conflicts like Guatemala, El Salvador, Peru and Colombia (Del Río, 2014;R.…”

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What Stratum Are You? Narratives of Colombian Migrants Living in Melbourne and How They Experience Socioeconomic Stratification

Nieves-Cortés

Kath

Mejía

2022

Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research

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invaluable guidance, permanent support, and patience during my Master. Their support and advice were critical to overcoming the academic and personal challenges that COVID-19 meant in my life and this project. I also feel very grateful to Dr Julian Lee for their insightful comments and suggestions during my milestone's presentations. My gratitude also extends to all the participants who gladly agreed to share a part of their lives with me. In addition, I would like to express my gratitude to my family and friends for their encouragement and support during my studies. And my biggest thanks to Martin for his love and companionship during this journey.Finally, I would like to acknowledge the support I have received for my research through the provision of the ATN-LATAM scholarship. This scholarship provided by The Australian Technology Network (ATN) helps eligible applicants from Argentina,

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What Stratum Are You? Narratives of Colombian Migrants Living in Melbourne and How They Experience Socioeconomic Stratification

Nieves-Cortés

Kath

Mejía

2022

Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research

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“…Correspondingly, Greek, Lebanese, Turkish, Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese cuisines are highly visible. Yet, although the number of Latin American immigrants to Australia has increased since the end of the 1990s, people of Latin American origin still now amount to scarcely half a per cent of the total population (0.49 per cent) and Mexicans are among the least of them (del Rio, 2014). So, although many immigrants are active as entrepreneurs in the food and drink industries, immigration is scarcely an explanation for Mexican cultural influence in Australia.…”

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Making a market for Mexican food in Australia

Sinclair

Carr

2018

JHRM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to account for the remarkable proliferation of Mexican restaurants and tequila bars in contemporary urban Australia, in the absence of any geographical contiguity, historical connection or cultural proximity between Australia and Mexico. Design/methodology/approach The paper traces how the particularities of direct cultural contact, interpersonal networks and grass-roots entrepreneurism can open up new markets, and how the ground is, thus, prepared for subsequent large-scale international corporate entry to those markets. This research is based on interviews with key figures in the development of the Mexican food industry in Australia, interpreted in terms of the extant literature on cultural globalisation. The first-hand accounts of these participants have been interpreted in the light of available secondary sources and relevant theory. Findings The most striking theme to emerge in the study is the relative absence of Mexicans, or even Mexico-experienced Australians, in the making of a market for Mexican food in Australia. Rather, initially, Americans were prominent, as entrepreneurs and in forming a consumer market, while in later decades, entrepreneurs and consumers alike have been Australians whose experience of Mexican food has been formed in the United States, not Mexico. The role of hipster subculture and travel is seen as instrumental. Also of interest is the manner in which the personal experiences and interrelationships of the Americans and Australians have shaped the development of the Mexican food industry. This is not to ignore the much more recent participation of a new wave of immigrants from Mexico. Research limitations/implications While the scope of the study is national, the sharper focus is on the experience of Melbourne; it would be useful for future researchers to investigate other major cities, even if Melbourne has been the most pivotal of Australian cities in the history of Mexican food in Australia. The study has conceptual and theoretical implications for debates around cultural globalisation and “Americanisation”. Originality/value The paper provides a close-grained and suitably theorised account of how a particular consumer trend has become extended on a global basis, with particular attention to both individual experience and agency, and corporate activity.

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Assimilating the Diaspora of the Americas in Australia: An Intergenerational Analysis

Forrest¹,

Kusek²

2021

Geographical Review

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Latinos in Australia

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What Stratum Are You? Narratives of Colombian Migrants Living in Melbourne and How They Experience Socioeconomic Stratification

What Stratum Are You? Narratives of Colombian Migrants Living in Melbourne and How They Experience Socioeconomic Stratification

Making a market for Mexican food in Australia

Assimilating the Diaspora of the Americas in Australia: An Intergenerational Analysis

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