Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives (Voice of Witness)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (574 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1786632276 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-20 |
| 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 wasn't until she was crippled by a high fever and diarrhea that they finally allowed her to go to a hospital, but by then it was too late. Her mother, Olga, heard what was happening to her daughter, the chi. Five Stars Amazon Customer pretty good. Four Stars The book has a strong grasp on personal narratives!
They are living underground, with little protection from exploitation at the hands of human smugglers, employers, or law enforcement. Underground America presents the remarkable oral histories of men and women struggling to carve a life for themselves in the US.. Millions of immigrants risk deportation and imprisonment by living in the US without legal status
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, because of the sweat, your skin absorbs everything, right into the pores." Diana, from Peru, worked on Hurricane Katrina cleanup and reconstruction crews while living 20 or more to a house: "I still have spots on my legs from the chemicals and insulation that came off the walls at those jobsites." Average news-watchers who
. He lives in Bolinas, California. Luis Alberto Urrea was born in Tijuana, Mexico and is a member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame. For the Voice of Witness series, Orner also co-edited Hope Deferred: Narratives of Zimbabwean Lives with Annie Holmes. He is the author of numerous books, including The Hummingbird’s Daughter and The Devil’s Highway, a finalist for