emigration and immigration

Ho Chi Min City, 1981. When four-year-old Van woke up one morning, her mother and three siblings were gone. Van didn't think too much of it until later in the day, when her grandmother said they weren't coming back.

A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain.

"Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel"--Provided by publisher.

A little girl and her favorite dress have extraordinary adventures together, but when the girl emigrates from Greece to the United States they are separated, and the dress travels the world searching for her.

"Determined to reunite with his family, Alpha sets off from his home in Cote d'Ivoire, bound for Paris, where his sister-in-law has a hair salon near the Gare du Nord train station. Alpha's wife and son left for France months ago, traveling without visas, and he has heard nothing from them since. With a visa, Alpha's journey would take a matter of hours. Without one, he is adrift for over a year, encountering human traffickers in the desert, refugee camps in Mali and Algeria, overcrowded boats carrying migrants between the Canary Islands and Europe's southern coast, and a cast of companions lost and found along the way. Throughout, Alpha stays the course, carrying his loved ones' photograph close to his heart as he makes his perilous trek across the continent"--Provided by publisher.

"Is it possible for two teenagers to fall in love despite high barbed-wire fences and a political wilderness between them? Anahita is an Iranian asylum seeker who is only allowed out of detention to attend school. Jono needs the distraction of an infatuation. In the past year his mum has walked out, he's been dumped and his sister has moved away."--Provided by publisher.

"When fifteen-year-old Miguel's time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in California, his younger sister's determination to join him soon imperils them both"--OCLC.

"Climate Migrants explores the migration of peoples throughout the world in response to the effects of climate change, including droughts, desertification, rising sea level, melting permafrost, and severe storms. The book showcases people and communities that have already relocated because of climate change, and the challenges they faced before, during, and after relocation. The book investigates the cultural, environmental, political, and economic impacts of ecomigration and how they could play out in the next century"--Provided by publisher.

Contains twenty-six articles that provide perspectives on a growing and endemic refugee crisis and migrant labor population in an age of globalization, terrorism, and income inequality.