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Author:

Yoshikawa, Hirokazu.

Title:

Immigrants raising citizens : undocumented parents and their young children / Hirokazu Yoshikawa.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Russell Sage Foundation,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xi, 196 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Immigrant children--United States--Social conditions.
Immigrant children--New York--New York--Social conditions.
Children of immigrants--United States--Social conditions.
Children of immigrants--New York--New York--Social conditions.
Illegal aliens--United States--Social conditions.
Illegal aliens--New York--New York--Social conditions.
United States--Social aspects.--Social aspects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Emiliana, Elena and Ling raise citizens in New York City -- The hidden face of New York: undocumented immigrant parents' routes to the city -- Life under the radar: legal and illegal authorities and public programs -- Documentation status and social ties: households, networks, and organizations in the lives of undocumented parents and their children -- The worst jobs in urban America: undocumented working parents in the New York economy -- How parents' undocumented status matters for children's early learning -- Providing access to the American dream for the children of undocumented parents.

ISBN:

0871549719 (pbk.)
9780871549716 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)793209837

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)