| Description |
1 online resource (x, 129 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series
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Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series.
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| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Undocumented moments -- Becoming an undocumented mother -- Falsas esperanzas -- What sickness? -- Comadres -- Natalia -- Undocumented stories -- Afterword : la última rifa. |
| Summary |
Claudia Garcia crossed the border because her toddler, Natalia, could not hear. Leaving behind everything she knew in Mexico, Claudia recounts the terror of migrating alone with her toddler and the incredible challenges she faced advocating for her daughter's health in the United States. When she arrived in Texas, Claudia discovered that being undocumented would mean more than just an immigration status--it would be a way of living, of mothering, and of being discarded by even those institutions we count on to care. Elizabeth Farfán-Santos spent five years with Claudia. As she listened to Claudia's experiences, she recalled her own mother's story, another life molded by migration, the US-Mexico border, and the quest for a healthy future on either side. Witnessing Claudia's struggles with doctors and teachers, we see how the education and medical systems enforce undocumented status and perpetuate disability. At one point, in the midst of advocating for her daughter, Claudia suddenly finds herself struck by debilitating pain. Claudia is lifted up by her comadres, sent to the doctor, and reminded why she must care for herself. A braided narrative that speaks to the power of stories for creating connection, this book reveals what remains undocumented in the motherhood of Mexican women who find themselves making impossible decisions and multiple sacrifices as they build a future for their families. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Farfán-Santos, Elizabeth -- Family.
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Women noncitizens -- United States -- Biography.
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Women noncitizens. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Women noncitizens -- United States -- Interviews.
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
Women noncitizens -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Noncitizens -- Medical care -- United States.
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Noncitizens -- Medical care. |
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Women immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Women immigrants. |
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Women immigrants -- Medical care -- United States.
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Women immigrants -- Medical care. |
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Mexicans -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Mexicans. |
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Human smuggling -- Mexican-American Border Region.
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Human smuggling. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. |
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Families. |
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Mexicans -- Social conditions. |
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Women immigrants -- Social conditions. |
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North America -- Mexican-American Border Region. |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Interviews.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Farfán-Santos, Elizabeth Undocumented Motherhood Austin : University of Texas Press,c2022 9781477326121 |
| ISBN |
1477326146 |
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9781477326145 (electronic book) |
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9781477326121 |
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147732612X |
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9781477326138 |
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1477326138 |
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