Youth held at the border : immigration, education, and the politics of inclusion / Lisa (Leigh) Patel ; Foreword by Michelle Fine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patel, Leigh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of immigrants--Education--United States.

Children of immigrants.

Children of immigrants--Education.

United States.

Minorities--United States--Social conditions.

Minorities.

Social conditions.

Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Physical Description:

xviii, 125 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2013]

Summary:

Illegal. Undocumented. Remedial. DREAMers. All of these labels have been applied to immigrant youth. Using a combination of engaging narrative and rigorous analysis, this book explores how immigrant youth are included in, and excluded from, various sectors of American society, including education. Instead of the land of opportunity, immigrant youth often encounter myriad new borders long after their physical journey to the United States is over. With an intimate storytelling style, the author invites readers to rethink assumptions about immigrant youth and what their often liminal positions reveal about the politics of inclusion in America. Book Features: Engaging case studies that capture the lived experiences of immigrant youth, from secondary school and beyond. A cohesive analysis of how immigration law, education, and health intertwine to shape possible life pathways. Descriptions of educational practices that both support and disempower newcomer immigrant students. Recommendations for interrupting day-to-day practices that privilege some and disadvantage others.

Contents:

1 Wana: Wigs, Husbands, and Documentation 10

2 Lina and Schooling 20

3 Double Consciousness 28

4 The Single Story of Adolescence 36

5 Lost in Translation 41

6 There's Learning and Then There's Schooling 48

7 There's a New Sheriff in Town 57

8 You Must Be This Tall to Ride 66

9 The Devil You Know 73

10 Measures of Adulthood 83

11 Black Market, White Market 88

12 Rethinking Contact Zones 100.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807753897

0807753890

9780807753903

0807753904

OCLC:

811606416