In the mid-1990s, Patricia Foxen traveled back and forth between the Guatemalan highlands and Providence, Rhode Island, to understand the migration paths of Kiche Mayan Indians who had fled the Guatemalan civil war to work in the factories and fisheries of New England.
Most recently, Americans have become familiar with the term second generation as its applied to children of immigrants who now find themselves citizens of a nation built on the notion of assimilation.
At the border where Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina meet under the scrutiny of the US and Mercosur (the large South American trade bloc), Arabs have long fulfilled what author John Tofik Karam calls a manifold destiny.
The global success of football icons like Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah has fuelled the migratory projects of countless young men across the African continent who dream of following - literally and figuratively - in their footsteps.
Flexible Families examines the struggles among Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica (and their families back in Nicaragua) to maintain a sense of family across borders.
The gripping story of a young woman who fled civil war in Syria and endured a harrowing journey across the Mediterranean for a chance of a better life.
“In this timeless book, President Kennedy shows how the United States has always been enriched by the steady flow of men, women, and families to our shores.
'A beautiful love letter to the diaspora, Haramacy is an essential collection of essays that push the conversation forward on issues to do with visibility, mental health, race and class' Nikesh Shukla'A superbly crafted collection of essays.
American Book Award Winner: A ';mesmerizing' memoir about identity from the daughter of an Irish-Catholic mother and a Sindhi-Indian father (Chandra Prasad, editor of Mixed).
Flexible Families examines the struggles among Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica (and their families back in Nicaragua) to maintain a sense of family across borders.
The thirteen original essays in this collection explore the Mexican point of view from the 1920s to the present in order to register often unheard voices in the complex cross-border, cross-cultural reality shared by the two nations.
The global success of football icons like Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah has fuelled the migratory projects of countless young men across the African continent who dream of following - literally and figuratively - in their footsteps.
News media and pundits too frequently perpetuate the notion that Latinos, particularly Mexicans, are an invading force bent on reconquering land once their own and destroying the American way of life.
Femmes de ménage, employés de maison, cuisiniers, jardiniers, aides à domicile, gardes d'enfant : voici quelques-unes des fonctions exercées en France par les immigrés philippins en réponse aux besoins des foyers français.
A l'heure où les négociations d'adhésion se poursuivent entre la Turquie et l'Union Européenne, cet ouvrage fait le point sur les représentations qui traversent l'imaginaire collectif des français.
Becoming International: Musings on Studying Abroad in AmericaThis collection of flash nonfiction chronicles the experiences of international students as they leave home, cross borders, and begin their studies in the United States.
Les Haïtiens sont de ceux qui ont pris le territoire étatsunien comme bastion de "fortune", chaire de la lutte contre la délinquance d'un pays qui leur est cher.
Cet ouvrage s'intéresse aux mobilités migratoires, aux politiques, aux pratiques et aux processus liés à l'immigration en dehors des grands centres, soit des villes moyennes, des communautés minoritaires ou des espaces semi-ruraux qui rencontrent les effets des migrations internationales.