After the Last Border

Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America

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Beschreibung

<b>The story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America</b><br><br>The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America's identity for centuries--yet America has periodically turned its back at the times of greatest humanitarian need. <i>After the Last Border</i> is an intimate look at the lives of two women as they struggle for the twenty-first century American dream, having won the "golden ticket" to settle as refugees in Austin, Texas.<br><br>Mu Naw, a Christian from Myanmar struggling to put down roots with her family, was accepted after decades in a refugee camp at a time when America was at its most open to displaced families; and Hasna, a Muslim from Syria, agrees to relocate as a last resort for the safety of her family--only to be cruelly separated from her children by a sudden ban on refugees from Muslim countries. Writer and activist Jessica Goudeau tracks the human impacts of America's ever-shifting refugee policy as both women narrowly escape from their home countries and begin the arduous but lifesaving process of resettling in Austin, Texas--a city that would show them the best and worst of what<br>America has to offer.<br><br><i>After the Last Border</i> situates a dramatic, character-driven story within a larger history--the evolution of modern refugee resettlement in the United States, beginning with World War II and ending with current closed-door policies--revealing not just how America's changing attitudes toward refugees has influenced policies and laws, but also the profound effect on human lives.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780525559153

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

208 x 137 x 20 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Publishing Group