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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.
Price: $29.95
Pages: 338
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
06 August 2024
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520396197
Format: Paperback
"What Canizales illustrates through her fieldwork is the gauntlet of everyday difficulties faced by undocumented youth, first and foremost their precarious status, which complicates their search for work, stable housing and safe navigation of the city. Gender is a factor in this context. Cultural expectations are different for males and females, and Canizales deserves credit for examining the unique obstacles faced by female migrants."
"Sin Padres, Ni Papeles, which translates into English as 'without parents, nor papers,' is an excellent source book for social workers, political scientists, and socially conscious activists."
"For far too many others in our increasingly xenophobic society, these undocumented adolescents and young adults are merely “illegal aliens” who don’t belong here and should be deported—people who are undeserving of public services, personal empathy, and human dignity. But Stephanie Canizales, a sociology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has handed the microphone over to these young immigrants, and in so doing produced one of the most exciting and meticulous qualitative research projects I’ve read in many years."
"Sin Padres, Ni Papeles, which translates into English as 'without parents, nor papers,' is an excellent source book for social workers, political scientists, and socially conscious activists."
"For far too many others in our increasingly xenophobic society, these undocumented adolescents and young adults are merely “illegal aliens” who don’t belong here and should be deported—people who are undeserving of public services, personal empathy, and human dignity. But Stephanie Canizales, a sociology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has handed the microphone over to these young immigrants, and in so doing produced one of the most exciting and meticulous qualitative research projects I’ve read in many years."
Stephanie L. Canizales is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.
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
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