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1 online resource |
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| Summary |
The Chicken Hanger confronts the present-day controversy of politics and prejudice along the Texas-Mexico border through the eyes of one illegal immigrant, Ricky Delgado. After Ricky's brother Tomás is shot in the hand while crossing the border into the U.S., the two must decide to risk deportation and seek justice, or remain silent and endure the misfortunes of illegal aliens. Meanwhile, Ricky is battling a disease he unknowingly acquired in the poultry plant where he hangs chickens for a living. Author Ben Rehder weaves between multiple perspectives and opinions of border-town Americans and. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Rider University Libraries acknowledges the biased and pejorative nature of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) “Aliens” “Alien…” and "Illegal aliens" to refer to noncitizens and undocumented immigrants, respectively--and the harm it causes. While a change in terminology was approved by the Library of Congress in 2016, it was not enacted due to opposition by the 115th Congress (2017). As Rider University Libraries uses LCSH as its standard vocabulary, we are currently investigating how to best enact alternative terminology that will still ensure access to all materials on this topic. |
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Illegal immigration -- Fiction.
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Illegal immigration. |
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Fiction.
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Prejudices -- Fiction.
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Prejudices. |
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Mexican-American Border Region -- Fiction.
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Electronic books.
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Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781283971621 (DLC) 2011019635 |
| ISBN |
0875654363 |
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9780875654362 |
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9781283971621 (MyiLibrary) |
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1283971623 (MyiLibrary) |
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0875654959 (electronic book) |
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9780875654959 (electronic book) |
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