Incarcerated Stories: Indigenous Women Migrants and Violence in the Settler‐Capitalist State by ShannonSpeed Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. 176 pp
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 122, Heft 3, S. 704-704
ISSN: 1548-1433
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In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 122, Heft 3, S. 704-704
ISSN: 1548-1433
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 115, Heft 2, S. 340-341
ISSN: 1548-1433
In: Journal of women, politics & policy, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 198-200
ISSN: 1554-4788
In: Women & politics, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 198-201
In: Journal of women, politics & policy, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 198-200
ISSN: 1554-477X
In: Anthropological quarterly: AQ, Band 84, Heft 2, S. 591-594
ISSN: 1534-1518
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 112, Heft 2, S. 332-333
ISSN: 1548-1433
In: Political and legal anthropology review: PoLAR, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 332-334
ISSN: 1555-2934
Features the stories of undocumented mothers who reunite with their children in the US years after fleeing violence at homeFacing escalating chaos and violence in their home countries, many Central American mothers have found that a desperate flight to the north was their only choice. Many left their children behind in order to spare them the hardships of the journey. If they made it across the border without getting locked up or deported, they entered a country increasingly unwilling to recognize claims of asylum.This book features the stories of women who crossed the border without encountering immigration authorities, in some cases several times, and settled in the greater Washington, DC, area, living in the shadows for years. By centering on the voices of the women themselves, it offers an intimate look at what drove them from home and the challenges they face in reuniting years later with their children.Forced Out traces the women's evolving attitudes toward the violence embedded in institutions and everyday life in their home countries, as well as their continued vulnerability and dependence in the US. It also highlights the challenges they face in parenting children adapting to American society and learning English while living with mothers who had left them years before and become strangers to them. Rather than sensationalizing their trauma or dwelling on their vulnerability, the stories reveal the women's rich, complex inner lives, their resilience in overcoming senseless violence, and their unswerving commitment to bettering their children's lives. Clear, vivid, and impactful, this is a humbling and humane look at the state of migration to America today
"In 2014, the arrest and detention of thousands of desperate young migrants at the southwest border of the United States exposed the U.S. government's shadowy juvenile detention system, which had escaped public scrutiny for years. This book tells the story of six Central American and Mexican children who are driven from their homes by violence and deprivation, and who embark alone, risking their lives, on the perilous journey north. They suffer coercive arrests at the U.S. border, then land in detention, only to be caught up in the battle to obtain legal status. Whose Child Am I? looks inside a vast, labyrinthine system by documenting in detail the experiences of these youths, beginning with their arrest by immigration authorities, their subsequent placement in federal detention, followed by their appearance in deportation proceedings and release from custody, and, finally, ending with their struggle to build new lives in the United States. This book shows how the U.S. government got into the business of detaining children and what we can learn from this troubled history"--Provided by publisher
"In 2014, the arrest and detention of thousands of desperate young migrants at the southwest border of the United States exposed the U.S. government's shadowy juvenile detention system, which had escaped public scrutiny for years. This book tells the story of six Central American and Mexican children who are driven from their homes by violence and deprivation, and who embark alone, risking their lives, on the perilous journey north. They suffer coercive arrests at the U.S. border, then land in detention, only to be caught up in the battle to obtain legal status. Whose Child Am I? looks inside a vast, labyrinthine system by documenting in detail the experiences of these youths, beginning with their arrest by immigration authorities, their subsequent placement in federal detention, followed by their appearance in deportation proceedings and release from custody, and, finally, ending with their struggle to build new lives in the United States. This book shows how the U.S. government got into the business of detaining children and what we can learn from this troubled history"--Provided by publisher
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 118, Heft 4, S. 938-939
ISSN: 1548-1433
In: Migration studies, Band 4, Heft 3, S. 447-448
ISSN: 2049-5846