Manuscripts in Preparation
2028
Romero, A. "Hispanic and Latinx Groups."
Encyclopedia entry submitted for review for the Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbying (SAGE Publications; Adam J. Newmark, editor). (Projected publication: April 2028)
Encyclopedia entry submitted for review for the Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbying (SAGE Publications; Adam J. Newmark, editor). (Projected publication: April 2028)
2027
Romero, A., Taylor, J., & Clune, K. Work in progress on migrant farm labor on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Piece submitted to the Farm Labor special issue of Southern Cultures (UNC Press). (Submitted September 2026; special issue planned for Summer 2027)
Piece submitted to the Farm Labor special issue of Southern Cultures (UNC Press). (Submitted September 2026; special issue planned for Summer 2027)
Romero, A. & Gleeson, S. "Cities, Migrants, and Labor Conditions."
Chapter in the Handbook on Migration and Cities (Edward Elgar Publishing), edited by Jan Rath and Els de Graauw. (In production; forthcoming January 2027, open access)
Chapter in the Handbook on Migration and Cities (Edward Elgar Publishing), edited by Jan Rath and Els de Graauw. (In production; forthcoming January 2027, open access)
2026
Romero, A. & Gleeson, S. "Latinx Labor Rights and Workplace Enforcement."
Contribution to the 50th Anniversary Special Issue on Latinx Labor Studies, Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. (Forthcoming, Fall 2026)
Contribution to the 50th Anniversary Special Issue on Latinx Labor Studies, Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. (Forthcoming, Fall 2026)
Publications
2026
Greer, I., Bateman, D., Romero, A., Thian, W. L., & Vidal, M. (2026). "Tompkins County Minimum Wage Study, Final Report."
Policy report prepared for the Tompkins County Legislature. ILR Ithaca Co-Lab, Cornell University. Covered by The Ithaca Voice. (Released September 4, 2026)
Policy report prepared for the Tompkins County Legislature. ILR Ithaca Co-Lab, Cornell University. Covered by The Ithaca Voice. (Released September 4, 2026)
2025
Simmons, M., Hamilton, A., Davis, A., Dyer, W., Philippe, C.J., Heady, J., Houck, P., Romero, A., Cordova, R.A., Hendrix, D., Ortiz, P., Moeller, S., & Tang, K. "A Meeting of Two Worlds—Oral History and Linguistics: Partnerships, Perplexities, and Potentialities in Researching African American Language."
The Oral History Review.
The Oral History Review.
Book Review
2025
Romero, A. (2025). Book Review: The Latino Threat: Society for the Anthropology of Work (published November 5, 2025).
The book, The Latino Threat: How Alarmist Rhetoric Misrepresents Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation by Leo R. Chavez, challenges alarmist narratives that depict Latinos as an invading force bent on destroying the American way of life.
The book, The Latino Threat: How Alarmist Rhetoric Misrepresents Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation by Leo R. Chavez, challenges alarmist narratives that depict Latinos as an invading force bent on destroying the American way of life.
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2025
Ortiz, P. (2025). Latino workers, the 2024 presidential election, and the future of the labor movement.
Labor Studies Journal, 50(2), 153–165.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0160449X251342375
Labor Studies Journal, 50(2), 153–165.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0160449X251342375
Concha-Holmes, A. D., et al. (2025). Decolonizing representations to evoke the complexity of Black lives in Florida.
Ground Works Journal.
https://doi.org/10.48807/2025.0.0134
Ground Works Journal.
https://doi.org/10.48807/2025.0.0134
2023
Mattson, I., Mahar, G., & Durant, F. (2023). Revitalizing Native American Oral Histories at the University of Florida.
SOURCE: The Magazine of the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.
https://doi.org/10.32473/sourceuf.5.1.132681
SOURCE: The Magazine of the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.
https://doi.org/10.32473/sourceuf.5.1.132681
2022
Anastario, M., Rodriguez, A. M., Xiuhtecutli, N., & Wagner, E. (2022). Characterization of lifetime agrichemical exposure sequences relative to international migration in foreign born Latinx agricultural workers living in South Florida.
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 24(5), 1145–1153.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01278-5
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 24(5), 1145–1153.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01278-5