Links/Resources
Please see below for various links and
resources categorized as follows:
- Books
- Organizations/Websites
- Local
Opportunities for Further Learning
- Articles
and Other Resources
- Movies/Films
- Brophy
Information Commons Resources
- Student
Work
Books:
The Devil’s Highway:
A True Story
by Luis Alberto Urrea
Many of our students are reading
this incredible story of courage and strength as 26 men journey through the desert
in an attempt to cross the border for one of their classes.
On September 20th and
21st Luis Alberto Urrea was in
Enrique’s Journey: The Story of a Boy’s
Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with his Mother
by Sonia Nazario
“Enrique’s Journey began as a series of articles written
for the L.A. Times by Pulitzer-price winning journalist Sonia Nazario. Nazario retraces
the steps of a young Honduran boy’s Odyssey to El Norte, in
search of his mother, who left him behind with family members when he was five
years old. After eleven years of living from house to house and
attempting to fill the void left by his mother, Enrique sets off from
The Tortilla Curtain
by T. Coraghessan
Boyle
“In
this explosive and timely novel, T. Coraghessan Boyle
explores an issue that is at the forefront of the political arena. He confronts
the controversy over illegal immigration head-on, illuminating through a
poignant, gripping story the people on both sides of the issue, the haves and
the have-nots.”
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/tortilla_curtain.asp
Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang
Days in
by
Luis Rodriguez.
“It’s a great book. It’s more concerned with
the author’s life IN America and the status of education and government towards
immigrants, but it’s powerful and honest.” (
"An absolutely unique work: richly literary and
poetic, yet urgent and politically explosive at the same time...A permanent
testament to human courage and transcendence." (Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities)
http://www.luisrodriquez.com/index.htm
Border of Death,
By
Fr. Daniel Groody
http://dyingtolive.nd.edu/units/dying_video.htm
“Border
of Death, Valley of Life by Fr. Daniel Groody, is
a powerful, first-hand account of a religious ministry that reaches out to
console, heal, and build the lives of poor and desperate immigrants who come to
the US in search of a better life.”
"Border of Death,
Valley of Life is an engaging and thoughtful look at the physical and
spiritual struggles of Mexican immigrants. Through personal stories, the reader
walks in their footsteps, experiences their emotions and fears, and observes
the beginning of their spiritual renewal."
Cruz Bustamante, Lieutenant Governor of
Organizations and Websites:
Interfaith Worker Justice- www.iwj.org
“Interfaith Worker
Justice (IWJ) calls upon our religious values in order to educate, organize,
and mobilize the religious community in the
Annunciation House- http://www.annunciationhouse.org
“In
a Gospel spirit of service and solidarity, we accompany the migrant, homeless,
and economically vulnerable peoples of the border region through hospitality,
advocacy, and education. We place ourselves among these poor so as to live our
faith and transform our understanding of what constitutes more just
relationships between peoples, countries, and economies.”
Justice for Immigrants- http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org
“This
website is designed to help achieve the goals of the Justice for Immigrants Campaign.
It provides tools and information for diocesan and community-based organizing,
education, and advocacy efforts. You will find information about Catholic
teachings that underpin this Campaign, as well as proposals from the Catholic
Bishops to achieve reforms in our nation’s immigration laws and policies that better
reflect our values as a nation of immigrants.”
Education for
Justice- www.educationforjustice.org
“An Exciting New Resource to Promote Catholic Social
Teaching- The
Education for Justice Web Site provides resources and materials for teachers,
social action directors, parish members, campus ministers and others in
leadership roles to use with their groups/classes in order to deepen their
understanding of Catholic Social Teaching and social justice. Members of the
Education for Justice Web Site also have the opportunity to share,
dialogue and connect with colleagues across the nation.”
No More Deaths- www.nomoredeaths.org
“No More Deaths is comprised of
individuals, faith communities, human rights advocates, and grassroots
organizations who have come together to work for social justice in the
borderlands. We are a strong bi-national movement and invite both people of
faith and people of conscience to join us through both direct and symbolic
action.”
The Institute for
Latino Studies- www.nd.edu/~latino/
Advancing research, expanding knowledge, strengthening
community.
The
Institute for Latino Studies, in keeping with the distinctive mission, values,
and traditions of the
Local Opportunities for
Further Learning:
The Border Film
Project / El proyecto fronterizo
fotográfico
-
http://www.smoca.org/exhibit.php?id=132
One of the project organizers, Brett Huneycutt, graduated from Brophy in 1999.
“The Border
Film Project / El proyecto fronterizo
fotográfico examines the
volatile issue of immigration from two different perspectives; that of the
migrants and of the Minutemen. Three
collaborators from the Border Film Project [BFP]—
suggest
fundamental questions about humanity, identity, security and survival.”
Read
a recent ASU WebDevil
article about this art project.
Articles and Other
Resources:
A Theology of
Immigration
by
Dan Groody, CSC ‘86
http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/au2004/groody.html
“Inserting a gospel vision into the conversation
about rights, reasons and the socioeconomics of the Mexican border.”
“Father Groody is an assistant professor
of theology at Notre Dame, director of the Center for Latino Spirituality and
Culture at the Center for Latino Studies, and the author of Border of Death,
Valley of Life: An Immigrant Journey of Heart and Spirit.”
Economic Impact of the
Mexico-Arizona Relationship
http://www.ime.gob.mx/investigaciones/aportaciones/arizona.pdf
“This
report is the product of members of the Thunderbird community, including members
of the Thunderbird Mexican Association, students, professors, alumni and staff
along with the Consulate General of Mexico in
Projects
such as this one benefit the community because they help us understand the
intricacies of the relationships between
“An Immigrant’s Story of his
Journey:
I
Had to Keep going and Arrive in
“The
migrants who arrive in Casa Juan Diego [a Catholic Worker house in
The Arizona Bishop’s Pastoral on Immigration
http://www.diocesephoenix.org/pdfs/You%20Welcomed%20Me%20(2).pdf
Border
Stories On the Frontlines of the Immigration Debate
http://www.radioproject.org/archive/2006/3706.html
“On this edition, people who've
risked their lives to enter the
USCCB – (MRS) – Office
of Migration & Refugee Policy
Comprehensive
Immigration Reform- http://www.nccbuscc.org/mrs/mrp.shtml
“In
their 2003 pastoral letter, Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of
Hope, the U.S. Catholic bishops called for a series of reforms to the
broken
Please
visit the website above for more information and answers to important related
questions.
Movies/Films
“Dying to Live”
http://dyingtolive.nd.edu/units/dying_video.htm
"‘Dying to Live’ is a
profound look at the human face of the immigrant. It explores who these people
are, why they leave their homes and what they face in their journey. Drawing on
the insights of Pulitzer Prize winning photographers, theologians, Church and
congressional leaders, activists, musicians and the immigrants themselves, this
film exposes the places of conflict, pain and hope along the US-Mexico border.
It is a reflection on the human struggle for a more dignified life and the
search to find God in the midst of that struggle.”
Directed by Jim Sheridan
“To begin all over again is a classic American
dream. But it is remarkably hard to do, as Irish immigrants Johnny and Sarah
discover when they hit
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808428703/details
Brophy Information Commons
Resources:
The Information Commons subscribes to several
databases that provide great information on the illegal immigration issue.
Below is a summary of the best resources and what you will find in each.
The students need to go to the “Information Commons
Resources” course in Blackboard to access all of these databases.
Here are the databases that will cover the illegal
immigration issue well: (in order of best results)
1. Opposing
Viewpoints – This is an awesome, new resource that covers
immigration very thoroughly and discusses many facets of this issue. This
resource even provides some statistics. The students will need to click
through the “Tabs” to see the different types of materials – articles, chapters
from reference books, statistics and Viewpoints are very detailed essays on
specific topics. This database is new to us this year, so only the freshmen are
aware of it currently. Please encourage this resource!
2. Proquest- Includes the Tucson
Daily Star (full articles from the
3. CQResearcher
– provides a report that discusses the immigration issue in a broad
format. It gives the students a good view of the major
issues surrounding this topic.
4.
Information
Submitted by Jennie Oleksak, Brophy Information Commons 9/28/06
Student Work
Click here to view the
lyrics of the song.
To hear a recording of the song please click this
link: http://www.brophyprep.org/summit/Get_A_Cross.WMA