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Hagan, Jacqueline Maria

Migration Miracle : Faith, Hope, and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey / Jacqueline Maria Hagan. - 1 online resource (238 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Decision Making and Leave-Taking -- 2. The Dangerous Journey -- 3. Churches Crossing Borders -- 4. Miracles in the Desert -- 5. La Promesa -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index

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Migration Miracle humanizes the immigration controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews with men, women, and children, Hagan focuses on an unexplored dimension of the migration undertaking-the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674038134

Standard No.: 10.4159/9780674038134 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Immigrants--Interviews--United States.
Immigrants--Religious life--United States.
Immigrants--Religious life--United States.
Immigrants--United States--Interviews.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies.

LC Class. No.: BV639.I4 / H34 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 261.836