Informality, Recurseo, and Entrepreneurship among Peruvians in Paterson, New Jersey, 1960–2001.

This article demonstrates how Peruvians in Paterson, New Jersey, have utilized entrepreneurship and informality to establish the first and most visible enclave of Peruvians in the United States since the 1960s. Central to this story is the concept of recurseo, a slang word used to describe the infor...

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Published in:	Journal of American Ethnic History Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 73 - 103
Main Author:	Muschi, Gianncarlo
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Illinois Press Spring2023
Subjects:	Immigrants Peruvian Americans History of emigration & immigration Entrepreneurship Kinship Self-employment Social development United States
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost