Sanctuary: Exclusion, Violence, and Indigenous Migrants in the East Bay

by Cruz Medina

In Sanctuary, Cruz Medina presents a powerful counterstory to dominant narratives surrounding Latin American and Global South im/migration by bringing attention to the displacement of Indigenous Guatemalan Maya people who seek refuge in the United States. These migrants have exchanged gang and narcotrafficker violence for the dehumanizing and exclusionary rhetoric of US political leaders, militarized immigration enforcement, false promises...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814259227
• ISBN13: 9780814259221
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"