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ix Acknowledgments Iwould like to express my gratitude to all the people and institutions that have made the creation of this book possible. First and foremost, I am indebted to the immigrant survivors of violence and the nonprofit advocates who were willing to share their stories and experiences with me; without them, this book would serve no purpose. I am also thankful for my mentor, Peter Ward, whose trust and support allowed me to pursue my studies at the University of Texas at Austin. At this institution, I was fortunate to work with a group of exceptional professors among whom I would especially like to thank Sharmila Rudrappa, who inspired and guided this research; Gideon Sjoberg, with whom I shared many hours of invaluable conversation on social theory; Michael Young, who never hesitated to push me forward; and Charles Hale, Bryan Roberts, and Henry Dietz, who accompanied me from my early days as a graduate student in Latin American studies until the completion of my Ph.D. in sociology. I was able to develop my research due to the generosity of the Department of Sociology Fellowship and the Graduate Editorial Fellowship for the Latin American Research Review at the University of Texas at Austin. I also found collegial and institutional support as a professor at my new home, Saint John’s University in Queens, New York, where Dawn Esposito, Ino Rossi, and Natalie Byfield were particularly encouraging, and where I was twice awarded a grant under the Summer Support of Research Program. The work by my editor, Ilene Kalish, and her assistant, Aiden Amos, at New York University Press and thoughtful comments from anonymous reviewers have also been fundamental for the development of this project. My family and friends were vital as well—por siempre, gracias. ...

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