Identities on Trial in the United States

Asylum Seekers from Asia

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Av ChorSwang Ngin, Chorswang Ngin

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ChorSwang Ngin radically shifts the asylum-seeking narrative by focusing on rarely heard stories of persecution and escape from China and southeast Asia. Identities on Trial in the United States weaves together the cases of a tortured student from a Myanmar prison, an apostate of Islam, several victims of ethnic and sexual violence from Indonesia, and the escape of men and women from China’s draconian one-child policy, among others. Joann Yeh, an immigration attorney and contributor to this work, examines asylum seeking in a Mandarin-speaking Californian community and discuss the failure of the United States' quasi-judicial immigration system, highlighting "asylum lawfare" in courtroom dramas and arguing for an anthropological advantage in asylum preparation. This book is an essential text for policy makers, students, lawyers, activists, and those engaged with migration studies seeking a more just asylum outcome.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2021-07-15
  • Mått155 x 219 x 19 mm
  • Vikt494 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieCrossing Borders in a Global World: Applying Anthropology to Migration, Displacement, and Social Change
  • Antal sidor266
  • FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • MedarbetareHaines,DavidW.
  • ISBN9781498574754