Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives (Voice of Witness)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06WP48J8T |
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| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Harrison Kalodimos said True to the series, this book gives voice to the voiceless.. When Vica was picked up by Immigration and placed in detention, she was already visibly sick from HIV that had progressed to AIDS. She had been arrested for drinking and driving, and a background check exposed her lack of documents. She pleaded with the guards to let her see a doctor so that she could get back on her medications, but they refused. It . Amazon Customer said Five Stars. pretty good. Four Stars Amazon Customer The book has a strong grasp on personal narratives!
From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. But how often do we hear from them?" Culled from new interviews, the book's 24 subjects come from around the world (Mexico, China, South Africa, Colombia, Cameroon and others), each offering a vivid, personal, often wrenching and occasionally enraging first-person look into the immigrant experience, what editor and novelist Orner calls a "state of permanent anxiety." Roberto, for instance, details narrow brushes with government agents as well as the everyday dangers inherent to unregulated work: "Nectarines are covered in this dust that makes your skin itch You wear gloves when you're picking them but,
He lives in Bolinas, California. Luis Alberto Urrea was born in Tijuana, Mexico and is a member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame. He is the author of numerous books, including The Hummingbird’s Daughter and The Devil’s Highway, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Peter Orner is the author of two novels, The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo and Love and Shame and Love, as well as two collections of
Underground America presents the remarkable oral histories of men and women struggling to carve a life for themselves in the US.. They are living underground, with little protection from exploitation at the hands of human smugglers, employers, or law enforcement. Millions of immigrants risk deportation and imprisonment by living in the US without legal status