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"Simply brilliant, both in its granular storytelling and its enormous compassion" --The New York Times Book Review The story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees have been...

Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a nineteen-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of central California. In this gripping...

Fin da piccola, Nogaye si è chiesta quale fosse il suo posto. Nonostante avesse una casa, una famiglia, degli amici, si è sempre sentita in bilico tra due mondi. Nata in Italia da genitori di origine senegalese, cresciuta in un paesino di provincia, Nogaye ha assorbito tutto il pregiudizio e il rifiuto che la nostra società riserva a chi è “straniero” e ha istintivamente cercato, con tutta se stessa, di appartenere a una maggioranza che la faceva sentire diversa.

Dear reader, picking up this book is the first step of your immigration journey. Thank you for involving me in that worthy pursuit. “Ask Sophie: The Founder’s Guide to Visas & Green Cards” was written with you in mind. Inside you’ll find chapters on every path open ahead of you, from a F-1 student visa to an O-1A for extraordinary ability, from bringing your family over with you to hiring international talent from all over the world. This book is my dream, and I’m here to help you achieve yours.

Brought to you by Catalina Laschon, a New Immigrant and Accredited Financial Counselor®, this masterful, fast-paced, personal finance self-help book is specifically designed for New Immigrants and their Allies. The story is narrated in Catalina’s authentic, candid, and humorous voice, as she manages to translate a new reality into a straightforward roadmap for a successful first year post-relocation. You’ll laugh, relate, be shocked by the quirky elements of the American financial system, and end up feeling confident in your ability to successfully manage your first year in the U.S.

In these stories of struggle and hope, as one volunteer said, "you see the American story." For some families, minor mistakes create catastrophes—food stamps cut off, educational opportunities missed, benefits lost. Other families, with the help of volunteers and social supports, escape these traps and take steps toward reaching their dreams. Engaging and eye-opening, We Thought It Would Be Heaven brings listeners into the daily lives of Congolese refugees and offers guidance for how activists, workers, and policymakers can help refugee families thrive.

As a nation, we hold an unyielding commitment to promoting safety and nurturing a brighter, more optimistic future. We can fully realize this endeavor within the bounds of our great nation, the United States of America. As a unified community, we must collaborate to ensure that our country remains a land of opportunity and freedom for all individuals, regardless of their origins.

Esistono luoghi in cui non sembra vivere nessuno. Strade solitarie su cui muovono i passi sparuti camminatori, case centenarie in cui i silenzi sono rotti solo dal ronzio di qualche televisione lontana, antichi muretti a secco su cui camminano gatti randagi e lucertole più di quanto vi si appoggino mani e schiene umane, vecchie stufe a gas a riscaldare ampie stanze semivuote.

Hablar en inglés no tiene por qué tomarte muchísimos años. Aprender inglés para adultos principiantes: 5 libros en 1 es ideal para adultos ocupados que quieren poder comunicarse en inglés rápido. En el libro, te presentamos las reglas gramaticales, el vocabulario, las frases más comunes y todo lo que necesitas para hablar inglés fluido en poco tiempo.

Political turmoil surrounding immigration at the federal level and the inability of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform have provided an opening for state and local governments to become more active in setting their own immigration-related policies. States largely dictate the resources, institutions, and opportunities immigrants can access: who can get a driver’s license or attend a state university, what languages are spoken in schools and public offices, how law enforcement interacts with the public, and even what schools teach students about history.

On the first of September 1785, with night coming on and the weather deteriorating, the crew of the ship Faithful Steward sailed toward Delaware's notorious False Cape. In the summer of 1785, a group of Irish migrants took to the Atlantic to escape the abuse and persecution of the ruling classes at home. They sought a new life in the United States, a place "where the banner of freedom waved proudly" and "every good was possessed."

The completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 is usually told as a story of national triumph and a key moment for American Manifest Destiny. The Railroad made it possible to cross the country in a matter of days instead of months, paved the way for new settlers to come out west, and helped speed America's entry onto the world stage as a modern nation that spanned a full continent. It also created vast wealth for its four owners, including the fortune with which Leland Stanford would found Stanford University some two decades later.

Indocumentado es un libro que está inspirado en mi vida y también inspirado en la vida de todas las personas indocumentadas en Estados Unidos, todas esas personas que arriesgaron su vida para buscar un futuro mejor para sus familias y que día con día trabajan incansablemente, en este libro encontraras la inspiración necesaria para triunfar en este país o en cualquier parte del mundo que te encuentres.

In the century since the Armenian Genocide, Armenian survivors and their descendants have written of a vast range of experiences using storytelling and activism, two important aspects of Armenian culture. Wrestling with questions of home and self, diasporan Armenian writers bear the burden of repeatedly telling their history, as it remains widely erased and obfuscated. Telling this history requires a tangled balance of contextualizing the past and reporting on the present, of respecting a culture even while feeling lost within it.

Award-winning author Lisandro Perez tells Cuba's story through the lens of a single family: his own. The House on G Street is a unique depiction of one of the most consequential events of the twentieth century, told through generations of ancestors whose lives were shaped by dramatic historical forces. Perez disentangles the complex history by following his family's thread, imbuing political events with personal meaning. Their story begins with emigration to Cuba and follows the waning years of the colony.

These stories tell the wrong path we are headed unless we change the outcome. The racial injustice, police reform, and changing this hate into love for all immigrants living in our land. America is made from immigrants coming to America to have a better life for themselves and their families. We must strive to do our part and eliminate systemic racism of all races coming or born in this country we love and call home. The sex and human trafficking and illegal drugs that have stained our land must cease to exist.

Part memoir and part forensic investigation, Textures of Terror is a gripping first-person story of women, violence, and migration out of Guatemala-and how the United States is implicated. Accompanying Jorge Velásquez in a years-long search for answers after the brutal murder of his daughter Claudina Isabel, Victoria Sanford explores what it means to seek justice in "postconflict" countries where violence never ended.

Ein Buch über Heimat. Und Liebe. Und Liebeskummer. Ein Buch über uns alle. In "Kampf und Sehnsucht in der Mitte der Gesellschaft" schreibt der Theologe und Autor Stephan Anpalagan über Heimat. Unsere Heimat. Es ist ein Buch über Menschen, die sagen "Ich liebe dieses Land so sehr. Aber dieses Land liebt mich nicht zurück." Es ist eine Geschichte über den Liebeskummer, den Menschen verspüren, die seit Jahren, Jahrzehnten und Generationen in unserem Land leben und dennoch keine Heimat finden.

Embark on an enlightening and empowering journey towards becoming a proud United States citizen with Mastering the US Citizenship Test: 2023-2024. This comprehensive and meticulously crafted guide is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and confidence needed to pass the challenging US citizenship test with flying colors.

Winner of the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist for the Zócalo Public Square Book Prize “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...