Surviving the sanctuary city : asylum-seeking work in Nepali New York /

Surviving the sanctuary city : asylum-seeking work in Nepali New York / Tina Shrestha.

"Surviving the Sanctuary City asks what everyday survival among migrants and asylum seekers can tell us about the cultural logic of suffering within the confines of US borders"--

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Shrestha, Tina (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2023.
Subjects:	2000-2099 Nepali people > New York (State) > New York. Marginality, Social > New York (State) > New York. Part-time employment > New York (State) > New York. Marginality, Social Nepali people Part-time employment Social conditions New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 21st century. New York (State) > New York

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Locating Nepali New Yorkers
Language of suffering, language for survival
The logic of "claimant credibility"
Testimonial coconstruction in the asylum backstage
The production of claimant-workers
The paradox of visibility and collective censorship
Conclusion
Epilogue.