Dying to Live: A Story of U.S. Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid (Open Media)

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2008
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Praise for A Not-So-Distant Horror: [A] remarkable book. -Noam Chomsky Told through the life story of a young man who perished in the California desert, Dying to Live is a compelling account of US immigration/border enforcement and the rapidly growing death toll among migrants. Stunning photos by Mizue Aizeki complement the text. Joseph Nevins authored Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the Illegal Alien and the Making of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Routledge, 2002), and A Not-So-Distant Horror (Cornell, 2005). His writings have appeared in the Boston Review, The Christian Science Monitor, and the International Herald Tribune.

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Praise for A Not-So-Distant Horror: [A] remarkable book. -Noam Chomsky Told through the life story of a young man who perished in the California desert, Dying to Live is a compelling account of US immigration/border enforcement and the rapidly growing death toll among migrants. Stunning photos by Mizue Aizeki complement the text. Joseph Nevins authored Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the Illegal Alien and the Making of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Routledge, 2002), and A Not-So-Distant Horror (Cornell, 2005). His writings have appeared in the Boston Review, The Christian Science Monitor, and the International Herald Tribune.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 225
Publisher: City Lights Books
Published: 03 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 0872864863
ISBN 13: 9780872864863
Book Overview: Extensive radio interview campaign, focusing on the immigration debate. Nationwide galley-mailing, with special emphasis on the Southwest--the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News, Phoenix New Times, Tucson Weekly, and other major papers in the region. We'll also send to art/photo publications. Aggressive web, list-serve campaign, to Chicano lists and sites, political sites and more. Ideally, we'd like to plan an exhibition tour of the photographs, or at least have a slideshow event with commentary by authors. Authors live in NY, so events could be done there, with effort towards getting to the Southwest (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas). Partner with appropriate organizations around the country that work on immigrant rights issues. Connect with MECHA--Chicano student organizations at various campuses. Planning to have photos on the City Lights web site as an enticement.

Media Reviews

(A Not-So-Distant Horror: Mass Violence in East Timor) [A] powerful and moving reminder of the horrors visited on East Timor. --The Economist [A]n unlikely combination of the sort of in-depth analysis expected of a dissertation and the sensationalism of a true-crime story. --Foreign Affairs A magnificent memorial to the people of East Timor and a damning indictment of international powers, like the United States --Amy Goodman [A] remarkable book... --Noam Chomsky

Author Bio

Joseph Nevins authored Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the Illegal Alien and the Making of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Routledge, 2002), and A Not-so-distant Horror: Mass Violence in East Timor (Cornell University Press, 2005). His writings have appeared in numerous journalistic publications, including The Boston Review, The Christian Science Monitor, CounterPunch, and the International Herald. Mizue Aizeki is a documentary photographer. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications including The Wall Street Journal, ColorLines, L.A. Weekly, The Nation, The Progressive, and Z Magazine. She has also exhibited her work in several venues, including the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco.