featuring Stephanie L. Canizales, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative, UC Berkeley

Abstract: Each year, thousands of youth endure harrowing unaccompanied and undocumented migrations across Central America and Mexico to the United States in pursuit of a better future. Drawing on the firsthand narratives of migrant youth in Los Angeles, California, Stephanie L. Canizales shows that while a lucky few do find reprieve, many are met by resource-impoverished relatives who are unable to support them, exploitative jobs that are no match for the high cost of living, and individualistic social norms that render them independent and alone. Sin Padres, Ni Papeles illuminates how unaccompanied teens who grow up as undocumented, low-wage workers navigate unthinkable material and emotional hardship, find the agency and hope required to survive, and discover what it means to be successful during the transition to adulthood in the United States.

In-Person at 2240 Piedmont Ave. This event will not be livestreamed or recorded. Light refreshments will be provided.
Reception: 12:15-12:45 p.m. in the Kadish Library 
Program: 12:45-2:00 p.m. in the Philip Selznick Seminar Room

Cosponsored with the Center for Race and Gender and the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative