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After the Last Border - Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America (Hardcover)
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After the Last Border - Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America (Hardcover)
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"Simply brilliant, both in its granular storytelling and its
enormous compassion" --The New York Times Book Review The story of
two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to
survive and belong in America The welcoming and acceptance of
immigrants and refugees have been central to America's identity for
centuries--yet America has periodically turned its back in times of
the greatest humanitarian need. After the Last Border is an
intimate look at the lives of two women as they struggle for the
twenty-first century American dream, having won the "golden ticket"
to settle as refugees in Austin, Texas. Mu Naw, a Christian from
Myanmar struggling to put down roots with her family, was accepted
after decades in a refugee camp at a time when America was at its
most open to displaced families; and Hasna, a Muslim from Syria,
agrees to relocate as a last resort for the safety of her
family--only to be cruelly separated from her children by a sudden
ban on refugees from Muslim countries. Writer and activist Jessica
Goudeau tracks the human impacts of America's ever-shifting refugee
policy as both women narrowly escape from their home countries and
begin the arduous but lifesaving process of resettling in Austin--a
city that would show them the best and worst of what America has to
offer. After the Last Border situates a dramatic, character-driven
story within a larger history--the evolution of modern refugee
resettlement in the United States, beginning with World War II and
ending with current closed-door policies--revealing not just how
America's changing attitudes toward refugees have influenced
policies and laws, but also the profound effect on human lives.
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