The borders of privilege : 1.5-generation Brazilian migrants navigating power without papers /

"Because whiteness is not a given for Brazilians in the U.S., some immigrants actively construct it as a protective mechanism against the stigma normally associated with illegality. In The Borders of Privilege, Kara Cebulko tells the stories of a group of 1.5 generation Brazilians to show how t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cebulko, Kara Beth (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2025]
Series:	Articulations (Stanford, Calif.)
Subjects:	Brazilians > United States > Social conditions. Brazilians > Race identity > United States. Noncitizens > United States > Social conditions. Immigrants > United States > Social conditions. Illegal immigration > United States. United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects. Brésiliens > États-Unis > Conditions sociales. Immigrants clandestins > États-Unis > Conditions sociales. Immigration clandestine > États-Unis. États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.

Table of Contents:

Deportability : navigating power without papers in everyday interactions
Transitions out of high school : navigating higher education and work
Love lives : romance and marriage
Sense of belonging : American and ethno-racial identities.