Dying to live
a story of U.S. immigration in an age of global apartheid
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Author
Contributions
- Aizeki, Mizue. - Contributor
Publication
2008 - Open Media/City Lights Books, San Francisco, California
Language
English
Word Count
63,750 words, Guess
Page Count
255 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedyingtolivestory00nevi
- ISBN-100872864863
- ISBN-139780872864863
- LibraryThing5407259
- Library of Congress Control Number2007027987
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number156902231
- Better World Books9780872864863
- Open LibraryOL16364209M
Classifications
- DDC364.1/3
- LCCJV6475 .N47 2008
- LCCJV6475.N47 2008
Description
Tells the story of Julio Gallegos, one of countless immigrants, attempted to reunite with his family in Los Angeles and died of dehydration while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in California's Imperial Valley. Presents the geographic, historical, and political context of the U.S.-Mexico border that have driven and prevented Mexican migration to the United States.
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- Dying to live: a story of U.S. immigration in an age of global apartheid
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