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The Resource The death and life of Aida Hernandez : a border story, Aaron Bobrow-Strain

The death and life of Aida Hernandez : a border story, Aaron Bobrow-Strain

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What happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system? When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida's mother took her and her siblings to live in Douglas, Arizona. By then, the border had become one of the most heavily policed sites in America. Undocumented, Aida fought to make her way. She learned English, watched Friends, and, after having a baby at sixteen, dreamed of teaching dance and moving with her son to New York City. But life had other plans. Following a misstep that led to her deportation, Aida found herself in a Mexican city marked by violence, in a country that was not hers. To get back to the United States and reunite with her son, she embarked on a harrowing journey. The daughter of a rebel hero from the mountains of Chihuahua, Aida has a genius for survival--but returning to the United States was just the beginning of her quest. Taking us into detention centers, immigration courts, and the inner lives of Aida and other daring characters, The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez reveals the human consequences of militarizing what was once a more forgiving border. With emotional force and narrative suspense, Aaron Bobrow-Strain brings us into the heart of a violently unequal America. He also shows us that the heroes of our current immigration wars are less likely to be perfect paragons of virtue than complex, flawed human beings who deserve justice and empathy all the same
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 416 pages
Contents
  • Prologue: the death of Aida Hernandez
  • No country for young women. Girl in a labyrinth ; English without barriers ; A sudden storm ; Miles of wall and no time to sleep ; The new millennium, her own quiet war ; Better living through border security ; Dance steps ; American dreaming ; No country for young women
  • Trauma red. Hunger is worse ; Madera ; Exile and belonging ; La roca ; The railroad yard ; The black palace ; Trauma red
  • Slipknot. Lucky ema ; All the monsters at once ; The healer ; Leaving the world and fighting to rejoin it ; The "Show me your papers" state ; What care can do ; Slipknot
  • Going away to come back. Ema's journey ; The underworld ; Aida¿s voice ; Aida and Ema ; Going away to come back ; To Battery Park
  • Epilogue: the life of Aida Hernandez
Isbn
9780374191979
Instance
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The death and life of Aida Hernandez : a border story
Title
The death and life of Aida Hernandez
Title remainder
a border story
Statement of responsibility
Aaron Bobrow-Strain
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
What happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system? When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida's mother took her and her siblings to live in Douglas, Arizona. By then, the border had become one of the most heavily policed sites in America. Undocumented, Aida fought to make her way. She learned English, watched Friends, and, after having a baby at sixteen, dreamed of teaching dance and moving with her son to New York City. But life had other plans. Following a misstep that led to her deportation, Aida found herself in a Mexican city marked by violence, in a country that was not hers. To get back to the United States and reunite with her son, she embarked on a harrowing journey. The daughter of a rebel hero from the mountains of Chihuahua, Aida has a genius for survival--but returning to the United States was just the beginning of her quest. Taking us into detention centers, immigration courts, and the inner lives of Aida and other daring characters, The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez reveals the human consequences of militarizing what was once a more forgiving border. With emotional force and narrative suspense, Aaron Bobrow-Strain brings us into the heart of a violently unequal America. He also shows us that the heroes of our current immigration wars are less likely to be perfect paragons of virtue than complex, flawed human beings who deserve justice and empathy all the same
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1969-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Bobrow-Strain, Aaron
Dewey number
972/.1
Index
no index present
LC call number
E184.M5
LC item number
B58 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hernandez, Aida
  • Mexicans
  • Immigrants
  • Immigrants
  • Mexican-American Border Region
Label
The death and life of Aida Hernandez : a border story, Aaron Bobrow-Strain
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-404)
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: the death of Aida Hernandez -- No country for young women. Girl in a labyrinth ; English without barriers ; A sudden storm ; Miles of wall and no time to sleep ; The new millennium, her own quiet war ; Better living through border security ; Dance steps ; American dreaming ; No country for young women -- Trauma red. Hunger is worse ; Madera ; Exile and belonging ; La roca ; The railroad yard ; The black palace ; Trauma red -- Slipknot. Lucky ema ; All the monsters at once ; The healer ; Leaving the world and fighting to rejoin it ; The "Show me your papers" state ; What care can do ; Slipknot -- Going away to come back. Ema's journey ; The underworld ; Aida¿s voice ; Aida and Ema ; Going away to come back ; To Battery Park -- Epilogue: the life of Aida Hernandez
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 416 pages
Isbn
9780374191979
Lccn
2018044062
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40029092524
System control number
  • on1080251499
  • (OCoLC)1080251499
Label
The death and life of Aida Hernandez : a border story, Aaron Bobrow-Strain
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-404)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: the death of Aida Hernandez -- No country for young women. Girl in a labyrinth ; English without barriers ; A sudden storm ; Miles of wall and no time to sleep ; The new millennium, her own quiet war ; Better living through border security ; Dance steps ; American dreaming ; No country for young women -- Trauma red. Hunger is worse ; Madera ; Exile and belonging ; La roca ; The railroad yard ; The black palace ; Trauma red -- Slipknot. Lucky ema ; All the monsters at once ; The healer ; Leaving the world and fighting to rejoin it ; The "Show me your papers" state ; What care can do ; Slipknot -- Going away to come back. Ema's journey ; The underworld ; Aida¿s voice ; Aida and Ema ; Going away to come back ; To Battery Park -- Epilogue: the life of Aida Hernandez
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 416 pages
Isbn
9780374191979
Lccn
2018044062
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40029092524
System control number
  • on1080251499
  • (OCoLC)1080251499

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