The Immigrant Experience
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The Language of Baklava: A Memoir by Diana Abu-Jaber In a memoir about the joys and difficulties of straddling two cultures, the author describes her life in upstate New York with an extended Arab and American family, her family’s move “home” to Jordan, and her return to the United States. Catalog Link |
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The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi,Tamim Ansary Born in Kabul, Afghanistan at the peak of the war between the Soviet Union and the mujahideen, a young woman’s memoir intertwines the story of her childhood in the war-torn country with her experiences as a Afghan American adolescent in Chicago. Catalog Link |
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I Love Gootie: My Grandmother's Story by Max Apple A warm, nostalgic, and funny account of the life and times of Gootie Goodstein and his memorable grandmother, who immigrated to the U.S. from a small village in Lithuania. Catalog Link |
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American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood by Marie Arana A journalist describes her efforts to come to terms with her dual heritage as a Hispanic American and offers a portrait of her family members. Catalog Link |
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The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans by John Bailey The author plumbs the boundaries of slave law and identity in the 19th century, focusing on the famous case of Sally Miller—a German girl who was reported to have been kidnapped and sold into slavery in New Orleans. Catalog Link |
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They Poured Fire On Us From The Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Alphonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Benjamin Ajak In a harrowing account of children at war, three young refugees in California—two brothers and a cousin—remember how they were driven from their homes in southern Sudan during the ethnic and religious conflicts that have left million dead. Catalog Link |
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Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran by Roya Hakakian An Iranian American poet recounts her life as a daughter of Jewish parents growing up in Tehran, during which she witnessed the impact of the Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to the nation and contemplated political asylum. Catalog Link |
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Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iran by Afschineh Latifi An Iranian daughter of a colonel in the Shah’s army describes her privileged early childhood, her father’s public arrest and execution, and her mother’s agonizing decision to send the author and her sister away for six years until their family could rebuild a life together in America. Catalog Link |
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Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario Describes one Honduran boy’s difficult and dangerous journey to find his mother, who had made the trek northward to the United States in search of a better life when Enrique had been five years old, but who had never made enough money to return home for her children, in a poignant account that addresses the issues of family and the implications of illegal immigration. Catalog Link |
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Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle Describes the devastating 1911 fire that destroyed the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York’s Greenwich Village, the deaths of 146 workers in the fire, the Jewish and Italian immigrants, mostly women, who made up the majority of the victims, and the implications of the catastrophe on twentieth-century politics and labor relations. Catalog Link |