Undocumented motherhood conversations on love, trauma, and border crossing Elizabeth Farfán-Santos

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Notes: Description based upon print version of record; La biblioteca recibi©đ apoyo federal del Fondo de Inciativas Latinas, administrado por el Museo Nacional del Latino Estadounidense. Library purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, Administered by the National Museum of the American Latino.
Contents: Undocumented moments -- Becoming an undocumented mother -- Falsas esperanzas -- What sickness? -- Comadres -- Natalia -- Undocumented stories -- Afterword : la última rifa
Summary: Claudia Garcia crossed the border because her toddler, Natalia, could not hear. Leaving behind everything she knew in Mexico, Claudia recounts the terror of migrating alone with her toddler and the incredible challenges she faced advocating for her daughter's health in the United States. When she arrived in Texas, Claudia discovered that being undocumented would mean more than just an immigration status--it would be a way of living, of mothering, and of being discarded by even those institutions we count on to care. Elizabeth Farfán-Santos spent five years with Claudia. As she listened to Claudia's experiences, she recalled her own mother's story, another life molded by migration, the US-Mexico border, and the quest for a healthy future on either side. Witnessing Claudia's struggles with doctors and teachers, we see how the education and medical systems enforce undocumented status and perpetuate disability. At one point, in the midst of advocating for her daughter, Claudia suddenly finds herself struck by debilitating pain. Claudia is lifted up by her comadres, sent to the doctor, and reminded why she must care for herself. A braided narrative that speaks to the power of stories for creating connection, this book reveals what remains undocumented in the motherhood of Mexican women who find themselves making impossible decisions and multiple sacrifices as they build a future for their families

Data Source: Smithsonian Libraries

Date: 2022

author: Farfán-Santos, Elizabeth
Subject: Farfán-Santos, Elizabeth Family

Restrictions & Rights: 1-user

Type: Biography; Interviews; Biographies; Entretiens

Physical description: 1 online resource (x, 129 pages) illustrations

Place: United States; Mexican-American Border Region; États-Unis; Région frontalière mexicano-américaine; North America

Topic: Women noncitizens; Women noncitizens--Social conditions; Noncitizens--Medical care; Women immigrants--Social conditions; Women immigrants--Medical care; Mexicans--Social conditions; Human smuggling; Immigrantes clandestines; Immigrantes clandestines--Conditions sociales; Immigrantes--Conditions sociales; Immigrantes--Soins médicaux; Trafic de migrants; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Families

Record ID: siris_sil_1168796

Usage: CC0