Journal of Cultural Geography articles

Recent articles from Journal of Cultural Geography

Editorial.
October 1, 2008... The publication of this issue marks the close of the first year of the journal's partnership with Routledge. As you have probably noticed, the journal looks a bit different both inside and out. We have adopted a slightly different typographic style for manuscripts and have moved to a trim...

Introduction.
October 1, 2008... The four papers in this special thematic section of the Journal of Cultural Geography emanated from the 2006 Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference at Texas State University-San Marcos. The focal places for the issue are three American cities: San Diego, Los Angeles and New Orleans. The themes...

Racial geographies and the challenges of day labor formalization: a case study from San Diego County.
October 1, 2008... Recent debates surrounding immigration in the United States have brought renewed attention to day laborers. In their search for employment, day laborers temporarily occupy public and quasi-public spaces. The visibility of day labor and the appearance of day labor hiring sites raise new...

Negotiating hybridity: transnational reconstruction of migrant subjectivity in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
October 1, 2008... Transnationalism has emerged as a key factor in altering immigrant ethnic enclaves by networking them with global flows of capital and labor. A quintessential example is Koreatown in Los Angeles, often portrayed as the 'overseas Korean capital.' The area has experienced rapid transition since...

Surviving Katrina and its aftermath: evacuation and community mobilization by Vietnamese Americans and African Americans.(Report)
October 1, 2008... The flooding of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina on 29 August 2005 uncovered critical issues in local, state, and national strategies for emergency preparedness and disaster relief. The Katrina disaster reveals the persistent racial inequality and economic disparities in American...