Sin Padres, Ni Papeles

Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-520-39619-7
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Each year, thousands of youth endure harrowing unaccompanied and undocumented migrations across Central America and Mexico to the United States in pursuit of a better future. Drawing on the firsthand narratives of migrant youth in Los Angeles, California, Stephanie L. Canizales shows that while a lucky few do find reprieve, many are met by resource-impoverished relatives who are unable to support them, exploitative jobs that are no match for the high cost of living, and individualistic social norms that render them independent and alone. Sin Padres, Ni Papeles illuminates how unaccompanied teens who grow up as undocumented low-wage workers navigate unthinkable material and emotional hardship, find the agency and hope that is required to survive, and discover what it means to be successful during the transition to adulthood in the United States.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Canizales, Stephanie L

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

List of Illustrations 
Acknowledgments 

Introduction 
1 Departures 
2 Arrivals 
3 (Dis)orientation 
4 Adaptation 
5 Perdition 
6 Success 
Conclusion 

Appendix A. Interview Participant Demographics 
Appendix B. Methodological Reflections 
Notes 
References 
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Stephanie L. Canizales is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.