Violence Against Latina Immigrants
Book description
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 Villalon volunteered at a nonprofit group that offers free legal services to mostly undocumented immigrants who had been victims of abuse. Her innovative study of…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Violence Against Latina Immigrants as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
For people specifically interested in understanding issues around domestic violence and the justice setting in the U.S., this is an excellent read.
Villalón provides an intimate look at the difficulties Latina immigrants specifically face when navigating their marginality in a system that is already clunky and incomplete. While my book looks more at the experience of being a Latina immigrant survivor from a health and aging perspective, this book offers more insights into the legal implications of being an immigrant survivor, and I reference her excellent research many times in my own.
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