Sacrificing families : navigating laws, labor, and love across borders /
Leisy J. Abrego.
- c2014
- xvi, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-242) and index.
Salvadoran transnational families -- Why parents migrate -- Journeys and initial settlement -- The structure of trauma through separation -- Gendered opportunities, expectations, and well-being -- How children fare -- The consequences of long-term separation -- ¿Valió la pena? : is family separation worth it?
Salvadorans--Family relationships--United States. Immigrants--Family relationships--United States. Immigrants--Family relationships--El Salvador. Immigrant families--El Salvador. Children of immigrants--El Salvador.
El Salvador--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects. United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.