Everyday Futures: Language as Survival for Indigenous Youth in Diaspora

by Brendan O'Connor and Stephanie Canizales

Despite increasing attention on unaccompanied Central American youth migration to the United States, little empirical research has examined the crucial role of language in the incorporation process, particularly for Indigenous youth. Drawing on the perspectives of Maya (primarily K'iche')-speaking Guatemalan youth, Everyday Futures explores their experiences of language socialization in the broader Los Angeles immigrant community. Stephanie...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503636542
• ISBN13: 9781503636545
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages