Everyday Futures by Stephanie Canizales, Brendan O'Connor - 9781503636545

Everyday FuturesLanguage As Survival for Indigenous Youth in Diaspora\nAuthor(s): Stephanie Canizales, Brendan O'Connor\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9781503636545, 978-1503636545\nSynopsis\nDespite increasing attention on unaccompanied Central American youth migration to the United States, little empirical research has examined the crucial role of language in the incorporation process, particularly for Indigenous youth. Drawing on the perspectives of Maya (primarily K'iche')-speaking Guatemalan youth, Everyday Futures explores their experiences of language socialization in the broader Los Angeles immigrant community. Stephanie L. Canizales and Brendan H. O'Connor trace the factors that were most important to their quest for well-being and belonging across Guatemalan and American societies. Coming from contexts where Maya languages were stigmatized, these youth's migration journeys and early years .