Aaliyah the Brave: Empowering Children Coping with Immigration Enforcement

Aaliyah the Brave: Empowering Children Coping with Immigration Enforcement

"I'm scared! What happens now?" When immigration officials come to Aaliyah's home and take her father, she and her family find themselves coping with a variety of emotions. As they prepare themselves for the legal proceedings in Immigration Court, Aaliyah realizes how brave she is, and the family realizes how important communication about what is happening helps to empower her. Designed as a resource for parents, teachers, social workers, advocates, and lawyers, Aaliyah The Brave helps readers understand the impact immigration enforcement can have on children and what emotions children may feel in the aftermath. Such A Great Book For Children , Cynthia_dlc on barnsandnoble.com Aaliyah the brave is such a sweet and cute book! It addresses a very complex and sensitive issue and is simplified enough to where a child facing a possible separation from a loved one not only understands what is going on but is reminded that it will be okay. Aaliyah the brave uses the perfect combination of words and imagery to understand what this child is going through, and the reminder to stay brave. In the end Aaliyah not only learned but grows from her experience and looks forward to helping others in the future. Its a perfect resource to enlighten the children of our future and keep them motivated always. Its a very nice and easy book to read to children. I definitely recommend it. Great Resource For Kids!, KM_SM, barnsandnoble.com This book would be a great resource to help children who are dealing with similar situations. It would also be a great eye-opener for kids who cannot personally relate. Great Illustration, Empowering Content, Easy Read., RobSaga , barnsandnoble.com I had an opportunity to read this book and I am beyond excited that attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford came up with such thoughtful, empowering, and comforting book for our communities. As a former undocumented immigrant, and someone who holds a social work degree. I am often presented with tough conversations that often get challenging specially when these conversations need to happen with children and or young adults. I highly recommend this book to social workers, teachers, parents, psychologists and anyone who is interested in supporting children and families who have been going through the injustice of our outdated immigration system. We need to talk... Aaliyah the Brave was written to help start a long-overdue conversation about the long-term and short-term impact immigration enforcement can have on a child's wellbeing. It is designed as a resource so that having these hard conversations can occur in a compassionate and thoughtful way. May these conversations empower children and the adults around them to ensure a happier, healthier child and the larger community in which they live.   Rekha Sharma-Crawford is a nationally recognized, award-winning, attorney and advocate for immigrant families and children. She represents clients across the United States but calls Kansas City home. More information about her practice can be found at  Sharma-Crawford.com and at rekhasharmacrawford.com.