| Identities on Trial in the United States: Asylum Seekers from Asia Contributor(s): Ngin, Chorswang (Author), Yeh, Joann (Contribution by), Haines, David W. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1498574734 ISBN-13: 9781498574730 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Refugees - Law | Constitutional |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| LCCN: 2018022615 |
| Series: Crossing Borders in a Global World: Applying Anthropology to |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ChorSwang Ngin radically shifts the asylum-seeking narrative by focusing on rarely heard stories of persecution and escape from China and southeast Asia. Identities on Trial in the United States weaves together the cases of a tortured student from a Myanmar prison, an apostate of Islam, several victims of ethnic and sexual violence from Indonesia, and the escape of men and women from China's draconian one-child policy, among others. Joann Yeh, an immigration attorney and contributor to this work, examines asylum seeking in a Mandarin-speaking Californian community and discuss the failure of the United States' quasi-judicial immigration system, highlighting "asylum lawfare" in courtroom dramas and arguing for an anthropological advantage in asylum preparation. This book is an essential text for policy makers, students, lawyers, activists, and those engaged with migration studies seeking a more just asylum outcome. |