Author : Peter Skrzynecki
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780702233876
Peter Skrzynecki is a poet and fiction writer of Polish-Ukrainian descent. His poems are largely poems of reflection and observation, but in the course of their 'meditations' on experience they touch on the special pathos of immigrant families as they come to terms with a new and very foreign country.
Author : Arame Richardson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 31,84 MB
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1984558765
The Immigrant's Chronicles is a story about one immigrant's everyday life, her challenges, and triumphs, as she struggles to make the transition between cultures. When we leave our homes, we carry with us our hopes and our innocence. We believe that life overseas is going to be easy. The truth is we have no idea what we are going to encounter. But, in our journey, we are fortunate to meet people who help us along the way. We no longer question why and how. We just know that they are there by providence or by circumstance. We survive day by day. We move from one episode of life to another, knowing that for every door that closes a new one opens. Despite stomach-wrenching fear and uncertainty, we manage to survive. At times, we cannot see how we are going to make it. As a writer, I hope that the people who read this book can relate to the stories and be inspired by my attempts to adopt and adapt to my new homeland and to find compassion for the newbies and immigrants among us. "All people are connected by dots; not by color, race or religion." (Arame)
Author : Jorge Ramos
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,7 MB
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0061751456
Immigrants in America are at the heart of what makes this country the most prosperous and visionary in the world. Writing from his own heartfelt perspective as an immigrant, Jorge Ramos, one of the world’s most popular and well-respected Spanish-language television news broadcasters, listens to and explores stories of dozens of immigrants who decided to change their lives and risk everything -- families, jobs, history, and their own culture -- in order to pursue a better, freer, and opportunity-filled future in the United States.In his famously clear voice, Jorge Ramos brings to life the tales of individuals from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, among other countries, and explains why they first immigrated, what their dreams are, how they deal with American racism, and what they believe their future in America will hold for them and their children. From the Vieques controversy to the "Spanglish" phenomenon to the explosion of Latino creativity in the arts, Ramos shows that there is a new face in America -- one whose colors and countries of origin are as diverse as the country it has adopted as home.
Author : Alex Alberto Alvarez
Publisher : A. A. Alvarez Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9609309186
By highlighting the reasons why well-established citizens in Latin America emigrate to the United States, Europe, and beyond, author Alex Alvarez (A. A. Alvarez) provides an insider’s perspective on how many of today’s young migrants overcome their limitations to shape their own destinies. Brace yourself for an introspective journey guided by the intrepid Carlos Rodriguez, as he bares his soul within the intimate confines of his memoirs. Despite his privileged upbringing, fate thrusts him into the heart of socioeconomic turmoil within his once opulent homeland, so that at the tender age of fifteen, seeking safety, he emigrates to the United States, where he defies the odds and surrenders to the clutches of an expired tourist visa for years on end. Then, just as his path appears steady, an unforeseen twist sends him on yet another expedition, this time to Greece, where he confronts the conundrum of seeking solace on foreign soil, even further removed from the land he once called "home." This cross-cultural adventure will lead you through three seemingly disparate countries, immersing you in a multitude of situations that balance humour and solemnity with a narration that brings together a wide range of topics, including family, education, culture, religion, economy, politics, love, marriage, and, of course, immigration. While this novel is a work of fiction, it is inspired by the author’s own journey and his encounters with fellow migrants along his path. Thus, it presents a captivating story defined by personal journeys, culture shock, and the quest for self-discovery in a narrative that is as entertaining as it is profound, making it an enjoyable read for readers of all backgrounds. The paperback version of Chronicles of a Nomad: Memoirs of an Immigrant (ISBN: 9789609309189), hit the stores in 2008, and was quickly followed by its sequel, “V2036: A Venezuelan Chronicle” (ISBN: 9789609278508).
Author : Barry Spurr
Publisher : Pascal Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,1 MB
Release : 2000
Category : English literature
ISBN : 9781741250688
Author : Peter Skrzynecki
Publisher : UQP
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780702235863
For nearly forty years Peter Skrzynecki has published poetry that explores the assimilation of post-war immigrants in Australia, chronicling their struggle for identity and acceptance into mainstream society.
Author : Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 42,88 MB
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0807036293
Debunks the pervasive and self-congratulatory myth that our country is proudly founded by and for immigrants, and urges readers to embrace a more complex and honest history of the United States Whether in political debates or discussions about immigration around the kitchen table, many Americans, regardless of party affiliation, will say proudly that we are a nation of immigrants. In this bold new book, historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz asserts this ideology is harmful and dishonest because it serves to mask and diminish the US’s history of settler colonialism, genocide, white supremacy, slavery, and structural inequality, all of which we still grapple with today. She explains that the idea that we are living in a land of opportunity—founded and built by immigrants—was a convenient response by the ruling class and its brain trust to the 1960s demands for decolonialization, justice, reparations, and social equality. Moreover, Dunbar-Ortiz charges that this feel good—but inaccurate—story promotes a benign narrative of progress, obscuring that the country was founded in violence as a settler state, and imperialist since its inception. While some of us are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, others are descendants of white settlers who arrived as colonizers to displace those who were here since time immemorial, and still others are descendants of those who were kidnapped and forced here against their will. This paradigm shifting new book from the highly acclaimed author of An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States charges that we need to stop believing and perpetuating this simplistic and a historical idea and embrace the real (and often horrific) history of the United States.
Author : Sanjay Subbarao
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN :
Immigrant Chronicle is a powerful and moving collection of poems that offers a unique perspective on the immigrant experience. The poems are full of feeling and emotion, and they provide valuable insight into the challenges and triumphs of immigrants.
Author : Therese Burgess
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Australian drama
ISBN : 9781864952186
Author : Elly Fishman
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 38,62 MB
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1620978415
A year in the life of a Chicago high school with one of the nation’s highest proportions of refugees, told with “strong novel-like pacing” (Milwaukee Magazine) "A stunning and heart-wrenching work of nonfiction."—Chicago Reader Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award For a century, Chicago’s Roger C. Sullivan High School has been a home to immigrant and refugee students. In 2017, during the worst global refugee crisis in history, its immigrant population numbered close to three hundred—or nearly half the school—and many were refugees new to the country. These young people came from thirty-five different countries, speaking more than thirty-eight different languages. Called “a feat of immersive reporting” (National Book Review), and “a powerful portrait of resilience in the face of long odds” (Publishers Weekly), Refugee High, by award-winning journalist Elly Fishman, offers a riveting chronicle of the 2017–8 school year at Sullivan High, a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric was at its height in the White House. Even as we follow teachers and administrators grappling with the everyday challenges facing many urban schools, we witness the complicated circumstances and unique needs of refugee and immigrant children: Alejandro may be deported just days before he is scheduled to graduate; Shahina narrowly escapes an arranged marriage; and Belenge encounters gang turf wars he doesn’t understand. Heartbreaking and inspiring in equal measure, Refugee High raises vital questions about the priorities and values of a public school and offers an eye-opening and captivating window into the present-day American immigration and education systems.
