| Physical Description |
xii, 348 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"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."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Women immigrants -- Texas -- Austin -- History.
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Immigrant families -- Texas -- Austin -- History.
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American Dream.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History.
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