Migrant Longing: Letter Writing Across the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

by Miroslava Chávez-García

Book Overview

Drawing upon a personal collection of more than 300 letters exchanged between her parents and other family members across the U.S.-Mexico border, Miroslava Chavez-Garcia recreates and gives meaning to the hope, fear, and longing migrants experienced in their everyday lives both "here" and "there" (aqui y alla). As private sources of communication hidden from public consumption and historical research, the letters provide a rare glimpse into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469641038
• ISBN13: 9781469641034
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 9.5"