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Thinking Transnationally: The Reunification of Migrant Families

Thinking Transnationally: The Reunification of Migrant Families

Margarita María Sánchez
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522569183|ISBN10: 1522569189|EISBN13: 9781522569190
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6918-3.ch009
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Sánchez, Margarita María. "Thinking Transnationally: The Reunification of Migrant Families." Immigration and the Current Social, Political, and Economic Climate: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 165-185. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6918-3.ch009

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Sánchez, M. M. (2019). Thinking Transnationally: The Reunification of Migrant Families. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Immigration and the Current Social, Political, and Economic Climate: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 165-185). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6918-3.ch009

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Sánchez, Margarita María. "Thinking Transnationally: The Reunification of Migrant Families." In Immigration and the Current Social, Political, and Economic Climate: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 165-185. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6918-3.ch009

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Abstract

Wagner College is participating in a ground-breaking project that brings migrant families together after years of separation. This project has been not only inspirational for both faculty members and students, but is also a great opportunity to learn about forced migration and alternatives to keep families together. The “Transnational Project: San Jerónimo Xayacatlán-Port Richmond” was created to connect communities in both the United States and Mexico and to preserve their cultural identities that have been threatened by forced migration. In this chapter, I would like to present the project focusing on three aspects: the history of the project, the individual stories of members who migrated and of those who stayed in their homeland, and the impact of this educational opportunity in the classroom. I will use a series of interviews with the members of Ñani Migrante (the group formed by the members of both the San Jerónimo and the Port Richmond communities), the presentations of both panels that took place at Wagner College, and the reflections of students who attended them.

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