Motherhood across Borders : : Immigrants and Their Children in Mexico and New York / / Gabrielle Oliveira.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Oliveira, Gabrielle,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 14 black and white illustrations

Winner, 2019 Inaugural Outstanding Ethnography Book Award, given by the Ethnography in Education Research ForumWinner, 2019 Outstanding Book Award, given by the Council on Anthropology and EducationThe stories of Mexican migrant women who parent from afar, and how their transnational families stay together While we have an incredible amount of statistical information about immigrants coming in and out of the United States, we know very little about how migrant families stay together and raise their children. Beyond the numbers, what are the everyday experiences of families with members on both sides of the border? Focusing on Mexican women who migrate to New York City and leave children behind, Motherhood across Borders examines parenting from afar, as well as the ways in which separated siblings cope with different experiences across borders. Drawing on more than three years of ethnographic research, Gabrielle Oliveira offers a unique focus on the many consequences of maternal migration.Oliveira illuminates the life trajectories of separated siblings, including their divergent educational paths, and the everyday struggles that undocumented mothers go through in order to figure out how to be a good parent to all of their children, no matter where they live. Despite these efforts, the book uncovers the far-reaching effects of maternal migration that influences both the children who accompany their mothers to New York City, and those who remain in Mexico. With more mothers migrating without their children in search of jobs, opportunities, and the hope of creating a better life for their families, Motherhood across Borders is an invaluable resource for scholars, educators, and anyone with an interest in the current dynamics of U.S immigration.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Interlude 1. Parallel Lives -- 1. Ideals and Practices of Transnational Motherhood and Care -- Interlude 2. When Caregivers and Mothers Don’t Get Along -- 2. Transnational Mothers and School- Related Decisions -- Interlude 3. Drawings -- 3. Children and Youth’s Perspectives of the Other Side -- Interlude 4. Giving Birth in New York City -- 4. Educational Aspirations and Social Trajectories of Separated Siblings -- Interlude 5. Camila and Stella -- 5. For My Mother -- Interlude 6. Letter to Carlitos -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Transnational Care Constellations -- Appendix B. Schooling Systems Here and There -- Appendix C. Mexican Migration to the United States by State and Sex, 2010 -- Appendix D. Demographic Profile of Research Sites in New York City -- Appendix E. A Note on Methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author