How immigration shapes the lives of families, and children’s education across the Americas.


 Multicultural, Multilingual, and Inclusive Education

Books by Gabrielle

Now We Are Here

Family Migration, Children’s Education,and Dreams for a Better Life

Who gets to live a life with dignity? Each day, families around the world make the difficult decision to leave their homes in search of safety, stability, and opportunity. For many migrant families, this search centers on access to strong, caring, and equitable educational systems that enable children to flourish.

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Motherhood Across Borders

Immigrants and Their Children in Mexico and New York

While we have an incredible amount of statistical information about immigrants coming in and out of the United States, we know very little about how migrant families stay together and raise their children. Beyond the numbers, what are the everyday experiences of families with members on both sides of the border?

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“Oliveira gives us deep insight into the human costs of the growing anti-immigration new world order…where empathy is going extinct, we need the stories in Now We Are Here more than ever.”

―Jason De León, University of California, Los Angeles

“Oliveira masterfully captures the complex socio-emotional landscape of parental sacrifice, guilt, and unwavering hope through three years of deep engagement with sixteen Latin American immigrant families.”

―Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, University of Massachusetts, Boston

“Through evocative prose and insightful analysis Gabrielle Oliveira sheds light on the impact of trauma and the ongoing challenges posed by border detention, family separation, and COVID-19 pandemic.”

―Roberto G. Gonzales, University of Pennsylvania

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My Home Our Planet: Venezuelan and Brazilian Children Co-Constructing Climate Change Agendas

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Meet the Author

Gabrielle Oliveira

Gabrielle Oliveira is the author of Motherhood Across Borders: Immigrants and their Children in Mexico and in New York City (NYU Press). The book has won the inaugural Erickson and Hornberger Book Award by the University of Pennsylvania’s Ethnography Forum and the award for book of the year by the Council of Anthropology and Education. Her new book Now We Are Here: Family Migration, Children’s Education, and Dreams for a Better Life is out now published by Stanford University Press.

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