A Glimpse into the Experience of Family Reunion in the Lives of Immigrants from El Salvador
This study explores the impact family separation had on both the child and the parent after reunification. Semi-Structured qualitative interviews were conducted. One participant was left behind by parents while they immigrated without proper documentation and eventually reunited with them. There was...
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CSUSB ScholarWorks
2016
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/353 https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1354&context=etd |
| Summary: | This study explores the impact family separation had on both the child and the parent after reunification. Semi-Structured qualitative interviews were conducted. One participant was left behind by parents while they immigrated without proper documentation and eventually reunited with them. There was one mother who immigrated to reunite with her children. There were also four parent participants who left their children behind while immigrating into the United States. This study provides a glimpse of what an undocumented family reunification looks like |
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