From the shadows of the Spanish fantasy heritage to a transnational imaginary -- "No cultural icon": Marisela Norte and spoken word: East L.A. Noir and the U.S./Mexico border -- The politics of representation: queerness and the transnational family in Luis Alfaro's performance -- Translated/translating woman: comedienne/solo performer Marga Gomez "sending all those Puerto Ricans Back to Mexico" and the politics of a sexualized location -- "Soy punkera, y que?": sexuality, translocality, and punk in Los Angeles and beyond -- Bridge over troubled borders: the transnational appeal of Chicano popular music -- Epilogue: "call us Americans, 'cause we are all from the Américas": Latinos at home in Canada.
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