A is for Asylum Seeker: Words for People on the Move / A de asilo: palabras para personas en movimientoAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 4 August 2020
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A clear and concise A-to-Z of keywords that echo our current human rights crisisAs millions are forced to leave their nations of origin as a result of political, economic, and environmental peril, rising racism and xenophobia have led to increasingly harsh policies. A mass-mediated political circus obscures both histories of migration and longstanding definitions of words for people on the move, fomenting widespread linguistic confusion. Under this circus tent, there is no regard for history, legal advocacy, or jurisprudence. Yet in a world where the differences between â?oundocumented migrantâ?? and â?oasylum seekerâ?? can mean life or death, words have weighty consequences. A timely antidote to this circus, A is for Asylum Seeker reframes key words that describe people on the move. Written to correct the de-meaning of terms by rhetoric and policies based on dehumanization and profitable incarceration, this glossary provides an intersectional and historically grounded consideration of the words deployed in enflamed debate. Skipping some letters of the alphabet while repeating others, thirty terms cover everything from Asylum-seeker to Zero Tolerance Policy. Each entry begins with a contemporary or historical story for illustration and then proceeds to discuss the language politics of the word. The book balances terms affected by current political debatesâ?"such as â?omigrant,â?? â?orefugee,â?? and â?oillegal alienâ??â?"and terms that offer historical context to these controversies, such as â?ofugitive,â?? â?ounhoused,â?? and â?ovagrant.â??Rendered in both English and Spanish, this book offers a unique perspective on the journeys, histories, challenges, and aspirations of people on the move. Enhancing the bookâ?Ts utility as an educational and organizing resource, the author provides a list of works for further reading as well as a directory of immigration-advocacy organizations throughout the United States. *****Un claro y breve abecedario de palabras clave que hacen eco en nuestra crisis humanitaria presente. Mientras millones son forzados de huir de sus naciones de origen debido a peligro polA-tico, econA3mico, y ecolA3gico, racismo y xenofobia han llevado a polA-ticas mA¡s y mA¡s severas. Un circo polA-tico en los medios oculta a ambas las historias de inmigraciA3n y las definiciones antiguas de palabras para personas en movimiento, creando confusiA3n lingA¼A-stica amplia. Bajo esta carpa de circo, no hay consideraciA3n para historia, defensa legal, o jurisprudencia. Pero en un mundo donde las diferencias entre â?omigrante indocumentadeâ?? y â?osolicitante de asiloâ?? pueden ser la diferencia entre vida y muerte, palabras tienen consecuencias graves. Un antA-doto oportuno a este circo, A de Asilo re-enmarca palabras claves que describen a personas en movimiento. Escrito para corregir la de-significaciA3n de tAcrminos por retA3rica y polA-ticas basadas en deshumanizaciA3n y encarcelaciA3n lucrosa, este glosario provee una consideraciA3n interseccional e histA3rica de las palabras usadas en debate inflamado. Brincando a unas letras del alfabeto mientras repite a otras, treinta tAcrminos cubren todo desde Asilo a Tolerancia Cero. Cada artA-culo empieza con una historia contemporA¡nea u histA3rica para ilustrar, y despuAcs discute la polA-tica alrededor de la palabra. El libro balancea tAcrminos impactados por debates polA-ticos contemporA¡neosâ?"como â?omigrante,â?? â?orefugiadoâ?? y â?oextranjero ilegalâ??â?"y tAcrminos que ofrecen contexto histA3rico a estas controversias, como â?ofugitivoâ?? â?osin casaâ?? y â?ovagante.â??Escrito en inglAcs y espaA±ol, este libro ofrece una perspectiva Aºnica en las jornadas, historias, retos, y aspiraciones de personas en movimiento. Aumentando la utilidad del libro como un recurso educacional y organizacional, la autora provee una lista de obras para mA¡s lectura, igual que un directorio de organizaciones de defensa de inmigrantes a travAcs de los Estados Unidos.
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