Youth held at the border : immigration, education, and the politics of inclusion

Youth held at the border : immigration, education, and the politics of inclusion / Lisa (Leigh) Patel ; Foreword by Michelle Fine.

This book discusses how immigrant youth are often included in, and also excluded from, various parts of American society, including education. The book also analyzes how immigration law, education, and health combine to shape possible life pathways for young immigrants.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patel, Leigh
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Children of immigrants > Education > United States.
Minorities > United States > Social conditions.
Immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Michelle Fine
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Wana : wigs, husbands, and documentation
  • 2. Lina and schooling
  • 3. Double consciousness
  • 4. The single story of adolescence
  • 5. Lost in translation
  • 6. There's learning and then there's schooling
  • 7. There's a new sheriff in town
  • 8. You must be this tall to ride
  • 9. The devil you know
  • 10. Measures of adulthood
  • 11. Black market, white market
  • 12. Rethinking contact zones
  • Afterword.

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