Surviving the sanctuary city : asylum-seeking work in Nepali New York /

"Surviving the Sanctuary City asks what everyday survival among migrants and asylum seekers can tell us about the cultural logic of suffering within the confines of US borders"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shrestha, Tina (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2023.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Nepali people > New York (State) > New York.
Marginality, Social > New York (State) > New York.
Part-time employment > New York (State) > New York.
Marginality, Social.
Nepali people.
Part-time employment.
Social conditions.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
New York (State) > New York.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Locating Nepali New Yorkers
  • Language of suffering, language for survival
  • The logic of "claimant credibility"
  • Testimonial coconstruction in the asylum backstage
  • The production of claimant-workers
  • The paradox of visibility and collective censorship
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue.

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