Freidenberg's new book examines immigration experience
Faculty Associate Judith Freidenberg has published a new book based on her long-term Immigrant Life Course project. By addressing complexity of migrant experiences the book enhances immigration research of every kind.
Caroline B. Brettell, University Distiguished Professor at Southern Methodist University, noted that the book "enhances a growing literature that argues for understanding the U.S. immigrant experience through a focus on local places as contexts of settlement."
Arlene Davila, Professor of Anthropology, Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University, said, "By centering her narrative on migrant’s voices and testimonies, Freidenberg provides a textured analysis of the larger structures, histories, and contexts that affect contemporary immigration. The result is a welcomed antidote to the homogenizing narratives on immigration that dominate public debate and existing scholarship."