The immigrant other : lived experiences in a transnational world / Rich Furman, Greg Lamphear, and Douglas Epps, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Furman, Rich, editor.

Lamphear, Greg, editor.

Epps, Douglas, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Social conditions--Cross-cultural studies.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Cultural assimilation--Cross-cultural studies.

Transnationalism--Cross-cultural studies.

Transnationalism.

Immigrants--Cultural assimilation.

Immigrants--Social conditions.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]

Summary:

The immigrants profiled in The Immigrant Others shed light on a system designed to dehumanize and disenfranchise them, and they describe the difficulty of finding shelter in an increasingly globalized and unsympathetic world. They include Muslims facing discrimination from both the "War on Terror" and the "War on Immigration," Latino day laborers, Filipino immigrants supporting themselves and their families back home, and Brazilian parents terrified of being separated from their naturalized children. Immigrants living in Spain, Australia, Greece, and Qatar are also represented, showcasing the similarities and differences in the treatment of immigrants worldwide. Each chapter in this anthology pairs a description of specific state, national, and transnational immigration laws and regulations with the testimony of individuals struggling to find legitimacy and sanctuary among them. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Multiple Truths and Privileged Collaborations in a Transnational World / Rich Furman Furman, Rich, Greg Lamphear Lamphear, Greg, Douglas Epps Epps, Douglas, Iman Ujaama Ujaama, Iman 1

2 National Insecurities: The Apprehension of Criminal and Fugitive Aliens / Tanya Golash-Boza Golash-Boza, Tanya 19

2 Unexpected Asylums, Tenuous Futures: Held in Abeyance at a State Psychiatric Institute / Nora J. Kenworthy Kenworthy, Nora J. 34

4 Criminalization of Transgender Immigrants: The Case of Scarlett / Nadine Nakamura Nakamura, Nadine, Alejandro Morales Morales, Alejandro 48

5 Criminalization of Muslim American Men in the United States / Saher Selod Selod, Saher 62

6 Immigrants Organize Against Everyday Life Victimization / Kathleen Staudt Staudt, Kathleen, Josiah Heyman Heyman, Josiah 75

7 Undocumented Latino Migrant Day Laborers in the San Francisco Bay Area: Psychosocial, Economic, and Political Consequences / Kurt C. Organista Organista, Kurt C., Lobsang Marcia Marcia, Lobsang, Carlos Martinez Martinez, Carlos, Miguel Acalá Acalá, Miguel, Jose Ramirez Ramirez, Jose 90

8 "It's Like You Are a Criminal": Asylum Seekers and Immigrant Detention / Connie Oxford Oxford, Connie 107

9 Hybrid Governance and the Criminalization of Somali Refugees Seeking Social Services in a Midwestern Town / Cynthia Howson Howson, Cynthia, Ashley Damp Damp, Ashley 122

10 Filipina Lives: Transnationalism, Migrant Labor, and Experiences of Criminalization in the United States / Valerie Francisco Francisco, Valerie, Geleen Abenoja Abenoja, Geleen, Angelica Lim Lim, Angelica 137

11 The Criminalization of Brazilian Immigrants / Kara Cebulko Cebulko, Kara, Heloísa Maria Galvão Galvão, Heloísa Maria 151

12 Living with Drug Lords and Mules in New York: Contrasting Colombian Criminality and Transnational Belonging / Ariana Ochoa Camacho Camacho, Ariana Ochoa 166

13 Mexico's Transmigrants: Between Los Zetas and the Iron Fist of the State / Sonja Wolf Wolf, Sonja 180

14 Stigmatized, Segregated, Essential: The Position of immigrant Live-In Care Workers Vis-à-Vis Formal Social Work Provision in Italy / Paolo Boccagni Boccagni, Paolo 194

15 Immigrants' Experiences with Law Enforcement Authorities in Spain / Maria Aysa-Lastra Aysa-Lastra, Maria 210

16 Creating Criminals: Australia's Response to Asylum Seekers and Refugees / Linda Briskman Briskman, Linda, Lucy Fiske Fiske, Lucy 225

17 Longing to Belong: Undocumented Youth, Institutional Invisibility, and Ambivalent Belonging in Canada / Francesca Meloni Meloni, Francesca 240

18 Migrants and Justice in Qatar: Time, Mobility, Language, and Ethnography / Andrew Gardner Gardner, Andrew, Silvia Pessoa Pessoa, Silvia, Laura Harkness Harkness, Laura 253

19 Resistance to the Criminalization of Migration: Migrant Protest in Greece / Georgios Karyotis Karyotis, Georgios, Dimitris Skleparis Skleparis, Dimitris 266.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231171809

0231171803

9780231171816

0231171811

OCLC:

921102456

Publisher Number:

40025704890