The Resource After the last border : two families and the story of refuge in America, Jessica Goudeau
After the last border : two families and the story of refuge in America, Jessica Goudeau
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- Summary
- "The story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America's identity for centuries--yet America has periodically turned its back at the times of greatest humanitarian need. After the Last Border is an intimate look at the lives of two women as they struggle for the twenty-first century American dream, having won the "golden ticket" to settle as refugees in Austin, Texas. Mu Naw, a Christian from Myanmar struggling to put down roots with her family, was accepted after decades in a refugee camp at a time when America was at its most open to displaced families; and Hasna, a Muslim from Syria, agrees to relocate as a last resort for the safety of her family--only to be cruelly separated from her children by a sudden ban on refugees from Muslim countries. Writer and activist Jessica Goudeau tracks the human impacts of America's ever-shifting refugee policy as both women narrowly escape from their home countries and begin the arduous but lifesaving process of resettling in Austin, Texas--a city that would show them the best and worst of what America has to offer. After the Last Border situates a dramatic, character-driven story within a larger history--the evolution of modern refugee resettlement in the United States, beginning with World War II and ending with current closed-door policies--revealing not just how America's changing attitudes toward refugees has influenced policies and laws, but also the profound effect on human lives"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 348 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue : Mu Naw (Myanmar/Thailand border, 1989)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007)
- US refugee resettlement, 1945-1951)
- Hasna (Daraa, Syria, March 2011)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007)
- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007)
- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, May-August 2007)
- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011)
- US refugee resettlement, 1880-1945
- Hasna (Daraa, Syria, March-April 2011)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, September 2007)
- Hasna (Daraa, Syria/Ramtha, Jordan, April-July 2011)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, October 2007-April 2008)
- Hasna (Ramtha, Jordan, December 2012-February 2013)
- US refugee resettlement, 1950-1963
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2008-March 2009)
- Hasna (Ramtha and Irbed, Jordan, February-December 2013)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, October 2011)
- Hasna (Irbed, Jordan, December 2013-July 2016)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, Agust 2014, January 2015)
- US refugee resettlement, 1980-2006
- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, July 2016)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, May 2015)
- US refugee resettlement, 2008-2015
- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, October-November 2016)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, March 2016)
- US refugee resettlement, 2015-2018
- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, January-July 2017)
- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, January 2016)
- Afterword
- Isbn
- 9780525559139
- Label
- After the last border : two families and the story of refuge in America
- Title
- After the last border
- Title remainder
- two families and the story of refuge in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Jessica Goudeau
- Subject
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- trueImmigration policy
- trueRefugee policy
- Refugees -- Government policy -- United States
- trueUnited States -- History -- 21st century
- Women immigrants -- Texas | Austin -- History
- trueWomen refugees
- Women refugees -- Texas | Austin
- trueAmerican Dream
- trueAustin, Texas
- Biographies
- trueChristian women
- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy | History
- Immigrant families -- Texas | Austin -- History
- trueImmigration and emigration law
- trueMuslim women
- Refugee families -- Texas | Austin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America's identity for centuries--yet America has periodically turned its back at the times of greatest humanitarian need. After the Last Border is an intimate look at the lives of two women as they struggle for the twenty-first century American dream, having won the "golden ticket" to settle as refugees in Austin, Texas. Mu Naw, a Christian from Myanmar struggling to put down roots with her family, was accepted after decades in a refugee camp at a time when America was at its most open to displaced families; and Hasna, a Muslim from Syria, agrees to relocate as a last resort for the safety of her family--only to be cruelly separated from her children by a sudden ban on refugees from Muslim countries. Writer and activist Jessica Goudeau tracks the human impacts of America's ever-shifting refugee policy as both women narrowly escape from their home countries and begin the arduous but lifesaving process of resettling in Austin, Texas--a city that would show them the best and worst of what America has to offer. After the Last Border situates a dramatic, character-driven story within a larger history--the evolution of modern refugee resettlement in the United States, beginning with World War II and ending with current closed-door policies--revealing not just how America's changing attitudes toward refugees has influenced policies and laws, but also the profound effect on human lives"--
- Award
- J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, 2021.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10878230
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goudeau, Jessica
- Dewey number
- 362.83/98120976431
- Illustrations
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E184.A1
- LC item number
- G66 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women immigrants
- Immigrant families
- American Dream
- Refugee families
- Women refugees
- Refugees
- Emigration and immigration
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- two families and the story of refuge in America
- Label
- After the last border : two families and the story of refuge in America, Jessica Goudeau
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-332) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : Mu Naw (Myanmar/Thailand border, 1989) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007) -- US refugee resettlement, 1945-1951) -- Hasna (Daraa, Syria, March 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007) -- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007) -- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, May-August 2007) -- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011) -- US refugee resettlement, 1880-1945 -- Hasna (Daraa, Syria, March-April 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, September 2007) -- Hasna (Daraa, Syria/Ramtha, Jordan, April-July 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, October 2007-April 2008) -- Hasna (Ramtha, Jordan, December 2012-February 2013) -- US refugee resettlement, 1950-1963 -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2008-March 2009) -- Hasna (Ramtha and Irbed, Jordan, February-December 2013) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, October 2011) -- Hasna (Irbed, Jordan, December 2013-July 2016) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, Agust 2014, January 2015) -- US refugee resettlement, 1980-2006 -- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, July 2016) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, May 2015) -- US refugee resettlement, 2008-2015 -- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, October-November 2016) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, March 2016) -- US refugee resettlement, 2015-2018 -- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, January-July 2017) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, January 2016) -- Afterword
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 348 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525559139
- Lccn
- 2019033736
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1126350614
- Label
- After the last border : two families and the story of refuge in America, Jessica Goudeau
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-332) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : Mu Naw (Myanmar/Thailand border, 1989) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007) -- US refugee resettlement, 1945-1951) -- Hasna (Daraa, Syria, March 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007) -- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2007) -- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, May-August 2007) -- Hasna (Darra, Syria, March 2011) -- US refugee resettlement, 1880-1945 -- Hasna (Daraa, Syria, March-April 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, September 2007) -- Hasna (Daraa, Syria/Ramtha, Jordan, April-July 2011) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, October 2007-April 2008) -- Hasna (Ramtha, Jordan, December 2012-February 2013) -- US refugee resettlement, 1950-1963 -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, April 2008-March 2009) -- Hasna (Ramtha and Irbed, Jordan, February-December 2013) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, October 2011) -- Hasna (Irbed, Jordan, December 2013-July 2016) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, Agust 2014, January 2015) -- US refugee resettlement, 1980-2006 -- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, July 2016) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, May 2015) -- US refugee resettlement, 2008-2015 -- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, October-November 2016) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, March 2016) -- US refugee resettlement, 2015-2018 -- Hasna (Austin, Texas, USA, January-July 2017) -- Mu Naw (Austin, Texas, USA, January 2016) -- Afterword
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 348 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525559139
- Lccn
- 2019033736
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1126350614
Subject
- trueImmigration policy
- trueRefugee policy
- Refugees -- Government policy -- United States
- trueUnited States -- History -- 21st century
- Women immigrants -- Texas | Austin -- History
- trueWomen refugees
- Women refugees -- Texas | Austin
- trueAmerican Dream
- trueAustin, Texas
- Biographies
- trueChristian women
- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy | History
- Immigrant families -- Texas | Austin -- History
- trueImmigration and emigration law
- trueMuslim women
- Refugee families -- Texas | Austin
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