{"product_id":"after-the-last-border-two-families-and-the-story-of-refuge-in-america-9780525559153","title":"After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America's identity for centuries--yet America has periodically turned its back at the times of greatest humanitarian need. \u003ci\u003eAfter the Last Border\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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, Texas--a city that would show them the best and worst of what\u003cbr\u003eAmerica has to offer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Last Border\u003c\/i\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 has influenced policies and laws, but also the profound effect on human lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessica Goudeau has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, \u003c\/i\u003e among other places, and is a former columnist for \u003ci\u003eCatapult.\u003c\/i\u003e She produced projects for \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue \u003c\/i\u003e(\"Ask a Syrian Girl\") and \u003ci\u003eA Line Birds Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e, a documentary about a young girl who crossed the border into the US on her own. She has a PhD in literature from the University of Texas and served as a Mellon Writing Fellow and Interim Writing Center Director at Southwestern University. Goudeau has spent more than a decade years working with refugees in Austin, TX and is the cofounder of Hill Tribers, a nonprofit that provided supplemental income for Burmese refugee artisans for seven years.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50590674583826,"sku":"9780525559153","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9cf6508-69ec-4a36-ae17-0ba1f0d6c121.jpg?v=1732080097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/after-the-last-border-two-families-and-the-story-of-refuge-in-america-9780525559153","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}