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Serving Refugee Children : Listening to Stories of Detention in the USA by Amanda Venta (2021, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLang A&G International Academic Publishers, Peter
ISBN-101433179490
ISBN-139781433179495
eBay Product ID (ePID)17050392937
Product Key Features
Number of Pages228 Pages
Publication NameServing Refugee Children : Listening to Stories of Detention in the USA
LanguageEng,Spa
Publication Year2021
SubjectPediatrics, Discrimination & Race Relations, Emigration & Immigration, Developmental / Child
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Psychology, Medical
AuthorAmanda Venta
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2021-016328
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Serving Refugee Childrenis timely and it's essential. The historical context provided by the introduction is a fact often neglected when trying to understand the desperate act of leaving everything behind in search of--not a better life but often, simply--a a life.The narratives of service providers that have come out of their experience caring for detained youth are an invaluable historical record and everlasting testimony. They reveal the human cost of policies fashioned by ideologues blinded by their own prejudices. The simple act of listening to the stories of these children dignifies their saga and is, in itself, an act of social justice."--Luis Argueta, Director of the Documentary Series abUSEd: The Postville Raid , ABRAZOS , and The U Turn, " Serving Refugee Children is timely and it's essential. The historical context provided by the introduction is a fact often neglected when trying to understand the desperate act of leaving everything behind in search of--not a better life but often, simply--a a life.The narratives of service providers that have come out of their experience caring for detained youth are an invaluable historical record and everlasting testimony. They reveal the human cost of policies fashioned by ideologues blinded by their own prejudices. The simple act of listening to the stories of these children dignifies their saga and is, in itself, an act of social justice."--Luis Argueta, Director of the Documentary Series abUSEd: The Postville Raid , ABRAZOS , and The U Turn, "For reasons both ethical and bureaucratic, child migrants rarely tell their own stories. Yet the world needs to hear them if we are to find a way to end their suffering. In this valuable collection of reflections by activists and scholars, the reader begins to hear children's voices, to understand the lives of their caregivers, and to gain the possibility to stand with them in solidarity."--Donna R. Gabaccia, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.230869140973
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
Table Of ContentPreface - Acknowledgments - Introduction, Serving Refugee Children and Their Families - Escapes and Crossings - Seth Michelson, "Looking for Luz" (Buscando a Luz) - Paloma Villegas, "Los niños florero. Cruzaron como floreros" (They Crossed the Border Inside Floreros) - Cassandra Bailey, "Growing Up Too Fast" (Crecer muy rápido) - Memories and Bonds - Melissa Briones, Alfonso Mercado, Abigail Nunez-Saenz, Paola Quijano, and Andy Torres, "Buscando un destino" (Looking for a Destino) - Yessica Colin, "Camila" (Camila) - Ana Maria Fores Tamayo, "Elegy to a Refugee Girl" (Oda a una niña refugiada) - Silencing - Maria Baños Jordan, "Spanish Silencio" (Silencio) - Francisco Villegas and Paloma Villegas, "Reflection on schooling experiences as undocumented migrants in the U.S." (Una reflexión sobre nuestra propia escolarización como migrantes indocumentados en los EE.UU.) - Estrella Godinez, "A Yearning Desire" (Un deseo anhelante) - Jaime Retamales, "Jeremías" (Jeremías) - The Love of Strangers - Luz M. Garcini and Martin La Roche, "An Undocumented Journey in Search of a Heart" (Un viaje indocumentado en busca de un corazón) - Juan A. Ríos Vega, "An ESL Classroom as a Healing Space" (El aula de inglés como segunda lengua: un lugar de sanación) - Amelia Cotter, "The Love of Strangers" (El amor de extraños) - About the Authors.
SynopsisServing Refugee Children bears witness to the experiences of children incarcerated in U.S. detention centers. Through the power of storytelling, this collection of fictionalized narratives centers the struggles, trauma, and spirit of children in detention centers while exposing the egregious conditions and policies that shape their experiences., Serving Refugee Children shows the struggles and traumatic experiences that unaccompanied and undocumented children undergo they seek safety in the United States and instead find imprisonment, separation from their families, and immigration enforcement raids. Current legislation and bureaucracy limit publication of first-person narratives from unaccompanied and undocumented children, but service providers and grassroots activists authoring the pieces in this collection bear witness to the children's brave human spirits in their search for safety in the United States. Through the power of storytelling, Serving Refugee Children exposes the many hardships unaccompanied and undocumented children endure, including current detention center conditions. No child should have to live the persecution suffered by children featured in these stories, nor should they have to embark upon perilous journeys across Latin America or be subjected to the difficult immigration court process unaided. Researchers and readers who believe that the emotional bonding of storytelling can humanize discussions and lead to immigration policies that foster a culture of engagement and interconnectedness will be interested in this volume.
LC Classification NumberRJ507.R44S47 2021
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