Ana Raquel Minian
| Ana Raquel Minian Andjel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 [1] Mexico City, Mexico [2] |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | Official Website |
Ana Raquel Minian is a professor, historian, and an award-winning author. Their second book, In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention, was awarded the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction.[3][4]
Biography
Minian was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. They moved to the United States to study.[5]
Minian graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Gender Studies from the University of Chicago in 2005. They then went on to complete a Master of Philosophy and Master of Arts in American Studies at Yale University in 2010 and a PhD in American Studies at Yale University in 2012.[6]
Minian currently works as the Clifford G. Morrison Professor of Population and Resources Studies at Stanford University. In 2022, at Stanford, they began the Migration and Asylum Lab.[6]
Minain wrote their first book, Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration, in 2018. It was built upon their PhD dissertation and 200 oral interviews.[7] The book focuses on Mexican undocumented migration to the United States from 1965 to 1986, the Bracero Program, and the United States's crackdown on Mexican migration with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.[8][9]
The book won multiple awards upon its release, including the David Montgomery Award for Best book in Labor and Working-Class History and the Américo Paredes Book Award for Non-Fiction. It was also a finalist for the Frederick Jackson Turner Award from the Organization of American Historians.[6]
Angela S. García, for the Social Service Review, wrote "Minian's nuanced book puts this moment in stark historical perspective, showing it as a continuation of inhumane and inefficient policies and governance across the North American corridor."[9] In Booklist, Sara Martinez said that "Minian has conducted exhaustive research, which includes copious oral-history interviews, to produce a work providing historical context and perspective for the current debate raging about immigration. Although at times a dense academic read, Minian’s book is rich in graphs, tables, and testimonials that add urgency."[10] PopMatters wrote that the book was "A valuable text to consider alongside the current fight for DACA, the border concentration camps, and the unending rhetoric dehumanizing Mexican migrants."[11]
In 2020, Minian was awarded the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship.[6][12]
In 2024, Minian published In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention to critical acclaim. The book would be awarded the 2025 PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction.[3][4] It was also a finalist for the Zócalo Public Square Book Prize.[13] Additionally, the book would be listed as an editor's choice by The New York Times and the Los Angeles Review of Books.[6]
For The New York Times, Jennifer Szalai wrote that the book was "Meticulous . . . Storytelling allows Minian to convey the physical and emotional toll of detention with potent specificity. The result is a book-length plea against dehumanization, at least for those who are willing to listen.”[13] The Colorado Sun recommended the book for their summer reading guide, writing that " Minian details the lives of individual migrants whose ordeals became key turning points in the growth of this vast prison network. In the process, Minian reveals an intricate tapestry of heartache and death promoted by politicians and approved by judges."[14] Kirkus Reviews said that the book was "A strong indictment of long-standing anti-immigrant practices in the U.S. … A grimly persuasive history.”[15]
Books
- Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration (2018)
- In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention (2024)
References
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- ↑ "Minian, Ana Raquel, 1983-". VIAF.
- ↑ "Ana Raquel Minian". Penguin Randomhouse.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction". PEN America. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "PEN America Reveals 2025 Literary Award Winners". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ Béchard, Deni Ellis (September 25, 2020). "Historian Ana Raquel Minian on Immigrant and Latinx Rights". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Ana Raquel Minian Andjel | Department of History". Stanford University. Retrieved 2026-10-06.
- ↑ Wei, Kelly (October 25, 2018). "Author discusses immigration narratives". Yale Daily News.
- ↑ Sánchez, Aaron E. (2020-04-03). "Review: Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration, by Ana Raquel Minian". Pacific Historical Review. 89 (2): 305–306. doi:10.1525/phr.2020.89.2.305. ISSN 0030-8684.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 García, Angela S. (2018). "Review of Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration". Social Service Review. The University of Chicago Press. 92 (4): 693–695. ISSN 0037-7961.
- ↑ "Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration". Booklist Online: Leading Book Discovery. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ Woronzoff, Elisabeth (2018-09-14). "'Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration' Traces America's Racism » PopMatters". Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ "Ana Raquel Minian". Carnegie. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2026-10-06.
- ↑ Simpson, Kevin (2026-05-31). "It's summertime, and the readin' is easy. Fortunately, so is finding an interesting title". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2026-10-06.
- ↑ "In the Shadow of Liberty by Ana Raquel Minian: 9780593654255". Penguin Randomhouse. Retrieved 2026-10-06.
