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Separated by the border : a birth mother, a foster mother, and a migrant child's 3,000-mile journey / Gena Thomas ; forword by Michelle Ferrigno Warren.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Thomas, Gena, 1984- author.
Contributor:
Warren, Michelle Ferrigno, 1971- writer of foreword.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Thomas, Gena, 1984-.
Thomas, Gena.
Honduras--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
Honduras.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Place of Publication:
Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, [2019]
Summary:
"Gena Thomas tells the story of five-year-old Julia, whose harrowing journey with her mother from Honduras to the United States took her from cargo trailer to detention center to foster care. Weaving together the stories of birth mother and foster mother, this book shows the human face of the immigrant and refugee, the challenges of the immigration and foster care systems, and the tenacious power of motherly love"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Honduras
Emigración
Expatriation
Mexico
Río Bravo
Rio Grande
United State
Unaccompanied Minor
Dependent Children
Foster Daughter
¿Quién Es Usted a Mí? (Who Are You to Me?)
Honduras
Reunification/Reunificación
Reflections
Dear Julia.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780830857906
0830857907

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