{"product_id":"after-the-last-border-two-families-and-the-story-of-refuge-in-america-hardcover","title":"After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Simply brilliant, both in its granular storytelling and its enormous compassion\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees have been central to America's identity for centuries--yet America has periodically turned its back in times of the greatest humanitarian need. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the Last Border\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an intimate look at the lives of two women as they struggle for the twenty-first century American dream, having won the \"golden ticket\" to settle as refugees in Austin, Texas.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMu Naw, a Christian from Myanmar struggling to put down roots with her family, was accepted after decades in a refugee camp at a time when America was at its most open to displaced families; and Hasna, a Muslim from Syria, agrees to relocate as a last resort for the safety of her family--only to be cruelly separated from her children by a sudden ban on refugees from Muslim countries. Writer and activist Jessica Goudeau tracks the human impacts of America's ever-shifting refugee policy as both women narrowly escape from their home countries and begin the arduous but lifesaving process of resettling in Austin--a city that would show them the best and worst of what America has to offer.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the Last Border\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e situates a dramatic, character-driven story within a larger history--the evolution of modern refugee resettlement in the United States, beginning with World War II and ending with current closed-door policies--revealing not just how America's changing attitudes toward refugees have influenced policies and laws, but also the profound effect on human lives.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Jessica Goudeau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602063528232,"sku":"BKDP-0171","price":38.34,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5983\/7224\/files\/81pFBzKPXkL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767114837","url":"https:\/\/cantstore.ca\/products\/after-the-last-border-two-families-and-the-story-of-refuge-in-america-hardcover","provider":"CANT Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}