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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809605603321

Autore

Villalón Roberta

Titolo

Violence against Latina immigrants [[electronic resource] ] : citizenship, inequality, and community / / Roberta Villalón

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-8147-8842-4

0-8147-8826-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

362.83

Soggetti

Women immigrants - Violence against - United States

Latin Americans - Violence against - United States

Women immigrants - United States - Social conditions

Latin Americans - United States - Social conditions

United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-202) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: theoretical and methodological approach -- Violence against Latina immigrants and immigration law -- Formal barriers to citizenship -- Informal barriers to citizenship -- Resisting inequality -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. For two years, Roberta Villalón volunteered at a nonprofit group that offers free legal services to mostly undocumented immigrants who had been victims of abuse. Her innovative study of Latina survivors of domestic violence explores the complexities at the intersection of immigration, citizenship, and violence, and shows how inequality is perpetuated even through the well-intentioned delivery of vital services. Through archival research, participant observation, and personal interviews, Violence Against Latina Immigrants provides insight into the many obstacles faced by battered immigrant women of color, bringing their stories and voices to the fore. Ultimately, Villalón proposes an active policy advocacy agenda and suggests possible changes to gender violence-based immigration laws, revealing the



complexities of the lives of Latina immigrants as they confront issues of citizenship, gender violence, and social inequalities.