How does it feel to be unwanted? : stories of resistance and resilience from Mexicans living in the United States / Eileen Truax ; translated by Diane Stockwell.
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TextPublisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 208 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780807073384
- 0807073385
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Dreamers and their allies, those who care about immigration justice, and anyone interested in the experience of Mexicans in the US will respond to these stories of Mexican immigrants (some documented, some not) illuminating their complex lives. Regardless of status, many are subjected to rights violations, inequality, and violence--all of which existed well before the Trump administration--and have profound feelings of being unwanted in the country they call home.
There's Monica Robles , the undocumented mother of three US citizens who is literally confined to a strip of territory between two checkpoints--one at the Mexico border and one twenty-seven miles north of the border. We meet Jeanette Vizguerra , who came to symbolize the sanctuary movement when she took shelter in a Denver church in February 2017 to avoid deportation. (Later that year, Time magazine named her one of the one hundred most influential people in the world.) There's Daniel Rodriguez , the first undocumented immigration lawyer in Arizona to successfully obtain a license to practice. Alberto Mendoza , who suffered persecution as a gay man for years, in 2013 founded Honor 41, a national Latina/o LGBTQ organization that promotes positive images of their community. After crossing the border illegally with his mother as a child, Al Labrada later joined the military to get on a path to citizenship; in March 2017, he was promoted to captain in the Los Angeles Police Department. These and eight other stories will broaden how you think about Mexicans in America.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208).
Introduction: Thirty Years of Resistance -- Chapter One. A Better Life -- Chapter Two. Why Don't They Want Us? -- Chapter Three. Oaxacalifornia -- Chapter Four. A Question of Honor -- Chapter Five. Sanctuary -- Chapter Six. A Life Lived Within Twenty-Nine Miles -- Chapter Seven. Life Is No Disneyland -- Chapter Eight. Captain of His People -- Chapter Nine. Families Caught Between Two Worlds -- Chapter Ten. Little Legs, Big Dreams -- Chapter Eleven. The Future Is Female -- Chapter Twelve. Lawyer Dreams -- Chapter Thirteen. Boycott.
Many Mexicans in the US are subjected to rights violations, inequality, and violence--and have profound feelings of being unwanted in the country they call home. These thirteen stories show the diversity of this frequently stereotyped population, as well as their resilience. We meet Jeanette Vizguerra, who came to symbolize the sanctuary movement when she took shelter in a Denver church in February 2017 to avoid deportation. There's Alberto Mendoza, who suffered persecution as a gay man for years and in 2013 founded Honor 41, a national Latina/o LGBTQ organization. You'll encounter Mónica Robles, the undocumented mother of three US citizens who is literally confined to a strip of territory between two checkpoints. And there's Al Labrada, who crossed the border as a child, became a citizen by joining the military, and is now a captain in the Los Angeles Police Department. Dreamers, their allies, and anyone who cares about immigration justice and the experience of Mexicans in the US will be compelled by this rich, inclusive compilation--back cover.