Organizing While Undocumented : : Immigrant Youth's Political Activism under the Law / / Kevin Escudero.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Escudero, Kevin,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Latina/o Sociology ; 4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

An inspiring look inside immigrant youth’s political activism in perilous times Undocumented immigrants in the United States who engage in social activism do so at great risk: the threat of deportation. In Organizing While Undocumented, Kevin Escudero shows why and how—despite this risk—many of them bravely continue to fight on the front lines for their rights. Drawing on more than five years of research, including interviews with undocumented youth organizers, Escudero focuses on the movement’s epicenters—San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City—to explain the impressive political success of the undocumented immigrant community. He shows how their identities as undocumented immigrants, but also as queer individuals, people of color, and women, connect their efforts to broader social justice struggles today. A timely, worthwhile read, Organizing While Undocumented gives us a look at inspiring triumphs, as well as the inevitable perils, of political activism in precarious times.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Identity Mobilization Model -- 2. Asian and Undocumented -- 3. Undocuqueer Activism -- 4. Formerly Undocumented Activists -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Descriptive Statistics of Interviewees -- Appendix B. Methodological Notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author