Migrant Longing Letter Writing Across the U. S. -Mexico Borderlands |
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| Author:
| Chávez-García, Miroslava |
| Series title: | The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-4103-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $70.99AUD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on a personal collection of more than 300 letters exchanged between her parents and other family members across the US-Mexico border, Miroslava Chavez-Garcia recreates and gives meaning to the hope, fear, and longing migrants experienced in their everyday lives both "here" and "there". The letters provide a rare glimpse into the emotional, personal, and social lives of ordinary Mexican men and women.
Drawing on a personal collection of more than 300 letters exchanged between her parents and other family members across the US-Mexico border, Miroslava Chavez-Garcia recreates and gives meaning to the hope, fear, and longing migrants experienced in their everyday lives both "here" and "there". The letters provide a rare glimpse into the emotional, personal, and social lives of ordinary Mexican men and women.