| Description |
xx, 343 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Language |
Text in Spanish translated from the English. |
| Note |
Translation of: Somewhere we are human. |
| Summary |
"Una colección de 35 ensayos y poemas audaces, importantes e innovadores de inmigrantes, refugiados y soñadores, incluidos escritores, artistas y activistas galardonados, que iluminan la experiencia de vivir sin documentos. Durante este tiempo de inestabilidad política e incertidumbre, esta colección de ensayos, poesía y arte tiene como objetivo cambiar el imaginario colectivo de la nación sobre los migrantes y refugiados hacia uno arraigado en la humanidad y la justicia. Los escritores de esta antología cambiarán la percepción de sí mismos y de sus comunidades a través de la narración y el arte, para declarar en voz alta y con orgullo que, aquí y en todas partes, son humanos a pesar de la militarización fronteriza, la detención masiva y la legislación antiinmigrante draconiana. Aquí, hablan de su experiencia, no solo lidiando con su estado migratorio actual, sino en un reflejo matizado de su propia existencia antes de la migración y su hambre colectiva por un futuro sin fronteras. Estas historias llevarán al lector a un viaje a través de los recuerdos de la infancia, las anécdotas familiares y los sueños de reunirse con los padres del otro lado. Otras historias capturarán lo que a menudo no se discute, como el momento en que uno decide dejar los EE. UU. para buscar una nueva vida en otro lugar, después de décadas de vivir como inmigrante indocumentado en los Estados Unidos, ser procesado en un centro de detención como transmigrante, y luto por patrias imaginadas. Algunas historias tendrán las complejidades en capas de ser negro y migrante, o reflejarán la angustia de envejecer fuera de DACA, pero todas las historias convergerán en las intersecciones de raza, clase, género, nacionalidad, sexualidad, creencias políticas y derechos reproductivos. Como semillas de diente de león, estas historias germinarán un sentido de urgencia, alegría, esperanza, luto y perseverancia, echando raíces en el suelo más duro, demostrando lo que puede florecer a pesar de las condiciones adversas."--Amazon.com. |
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"Introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen-- A unique collection of 44 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers-including award-winning writers, artists, and activists-that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today. A unique collection of 44 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers-including award-winning writers, artists, and activists-that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today. In the overheated debate about immigration, we often lose sight of the humanity at the heart of this complex issue. The immigrants and refugees living precariously in the United States are mothers and fathers, children, neighbors, and friends. Individuals propelled by hope and fear, they gamble their lives on the promise of America, yet their voices are rarely heard. This anthology of essays, poetry, and art seeks to shift the immigration debate-now shaped by rancorous stereotypes and xenophobia-towards one rooted in humanity and justice. Through their storytelling and art, the contributors to this thought-provoking book remind us that they are human still. Transcending their current immigration status, they offer nuanced portraits of their existence before and after migration, the factors behind their choices, the pain of leaving their homeland and beginning anew in a strange country, and their collective hunger for a future not defined by borders. Created entirely by undocumented or formerly undocumented migrants, Somewhere We Are Human is a journey of memory and yearning from people newly arrived to America, those who have been here for decades, and those who have ultimately chosen to leave or were deported. Touching on themes of race, class, gender, nationality, sexuality, politics, and parenthood, Somewhere We Are Human reveals how joy, hope, mourning, and perseverance can take root in the toughest soil and bloom in the harshest conditions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Noncitizens -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Noncitizens -- United States -- Biography.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
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Noncitizens -- United States -- Poetry.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Poetry.
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Emigration and immigration in art.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Spanish language materials.
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Essays.
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| Added Author |
Grande, Reyna, editor.
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Guiñansaca, Sonia, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780063095823 |
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0063095823 |
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9780063095830 (paperback) |
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0063095831 (paperback) |
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