Forced Out [electronic resource] : Migrant Mothers in Search of Refuge and Hope.
2024
JV6602
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Title
Forced Out [electronic resource] : Migrant Mothers in Search of Refuge and Hope.
Author
Terrio, Susan J.
ISBN
1479823562
9781479823567 (electronic bk.)
9781479823567 (electronic bk.)
Publication Details
New York : New York University Press, 2024.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (214 p.)
Call Number
JV6602
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.83/981
Summary
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.
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Table of Contents
Intro
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: The Mouth of a Shark
Part I: Leaving Home
1. Luna's Story: "I Have Rights"
2. Ines's Story: "I Wanted to Get Financial Support from My Kids' Father"
3. Sandra's Story: "All I Did Was Work"
Part II: Border Trouble
4. Isabel's Story: "I Married a Smuggler"
5. María's Story: "I Don't Care if They Are Listening. Come Back Here."
6. Nohely's Story: "In Mexico the Zetas Tried to Extort Money from Us"
7. Elisa's Story: "In Our Family, We Have Lived Apart More Than We Have Lived Together"
Part III. Living in the United States
8. The Parenting Classes: "Our Parents Don't Tell Us That They Love Us"
9. Rosalía's Story: "They Don't Like [Indigenous] People Like Us"
10. Vania's Story: "Who Is This Woman?"
11. Teresa's Story: "How Could This Happen Again?"
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: The Mouth of a Shark
Part I: Leaving Home
1. Luna's Story: "I Have Rights"
2. Ines's Story: "I Wanted to Get Financial Support from My Kids' Father"
3. Sandra's Story: "All I Did Was Work"
Part II: Border Trouble
4. Isabel's Story: "I Married a Smuggler"
5. María's Story: "I Don't Care if They Are Listening. Come Back Here."
6. Nohely's Story: "In Mexico the Zetas Tried to Extort Money from Us"
7. Elisa's Story: "In Our Family, We Have Lived Apart More Than We Have Lived Together"
Part III. Living in the United States
8. The Parenting Classes: "Our Parents Don't Tell Us That They Love Us"
9. Rosalía's Story: "They Don't Like [Indigenous] People Like Us"
10. Vania's Story: "Who Is This Woman?"
11. Teresa's Story: "How Could This Happen Again?"
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author