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- Abstract:
- In 1919, the Polish-Jewish refugee Adina flees her home country and boards a steamship to America, seeking solace beneath the promise of Lady Liberty’s torch. Yet two timelines collide aboard this single vessel when she meets Mariella, a Guatemalan asylum seeker escaping the political brutality of 2026. Separated by decades but bound by the same dream, they share their tumultuous past, envision an American beginning, and chart their journeys: yearning to breathe free. Yearning To Breathe was inspired in part by research at the Mexican-American border, conversations and workshops with asylum seekers and immigrants of various backgrounds, and my own great-grandparents lived experiences of refugeeism.
- Notes:
- Senior thesis (AB)--Brown University, 2024
- Concentration: Modern Culture and Media
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Citation
Laur, Maya,
"Yearning to Breathe Free"
(2024).
Modern Culture and Media Theses and Dissertations.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/kavc-5j79
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Modern Culture and Media Theses and Dissertations
Theses and Dissertations for the Modern Culture and Media department....