Learn more about the lives of undocumented immigrants residing in the United States, as they navigate the challenges of carving out their lives amid a growing web of surveillance that threatens their and their families' societal presence.
Professor Asad examines how undocumented immigrants navigate the complex dynamics of surveillance and punishment, providing an extraordinary portrait of fear and hope on the margins. He brings together a wealth of research, from intimate interviews and detailed surveys with Latino immigrants and their families to up-close observations of immigration officials, to offer a rare perspective on the surveillance that undocumented immigrants encounter daily.
Faculty Speaker:
Asad L. Asad is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stanford University and a faculty affiliate at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. He is also the author of Engage and Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life published by Princeton University Press. Professor Asad’s current research projects focus on the effects of immigration enforcement on health, the capacity of immigrant-serving organizations to counter the inequalities of the U.S. immigration system, and the role of the federal judiciary in immigration enforcement.
About the Stanford Latino Alumni Association (SLAA):
The Stanford Latino Alumni Association (SLAA) was conceived as an alumni organization with global scope that connects Stanford Latino alumni to each other, to students, and to Stanford. SLAA currently serves regional Stanford Latino alumni networks already established or emerging; a membership of 2,700+ Stanford Latino alumni; and Stanford University in its mission to reach, serve and engage all alumni.