Binding: Paperback
Description: An ethnography of the difficult experiences of refugees in Brazil. In 2013, as Syrians desperate to escape a brutal war fled the country Brazil took the remarkable step of instituting an open - door policy for all Syrian refugees. Why did Brazil in contrast to much of the international community offer asylum to any Syrian who would come? And how do Syrians differ from other refugee populations seeking status in Brazil? In The Color of Asylum Katherine Jensen offers an ethnographic look at the process of asylum seeking in Brazil uncovering the different ways asylum seekers are treated and the racial logic behind their treatment. She focuses on two of the largest and most successful groups of asylum seekers: Syrian and Congolese refugees. While the groups obtain asylum status in Brazil at roughly equivalent rates their journey to that status could not be more different with Congolese refugees enduring significantly greater difficulties at each stage from arrival through to their treatment by Brazilian officials. As Jensen shows Syrians meanwhile receive better treatment because the Brazilian state recognizes them as white in a nation that has historically privileged white immigration. Ultimately however Jensen reaches an unexpected conclusion: Regardless of their country of origin even migrants who do secure asylum status find their lives remain extremely difficult marked by struggle and discrimination.
Title: The Color Of Asylum The Racial Politics Of Safe Haven In Brazil
Author(s): Jensen Katherine
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226828442
Pages: 256 Pages, 7 Halftones, 4 Tables
Publication Date: 9/5/2023
Category: Hispanic & Latino Studies