Inmigrante Yo / Immigrant Me Contamos Nuestras Historias / We Tell Our Stories |
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Author:
| Flores, Juan |
ISBN: | 978-1-5305-0240-0 |
Publication Date: | May 2016 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.98 |
Book Description:
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Many valuable themes run through this bilingual collection of immigrant stories. Our authors shared their experiences in their countries of birth and the challenges of circular migration and becoming migrant workers in the United States. They shared the challenges of acquiring a second language as well as the learning struggles of immigrants in the American school system. They shared the challenges of accessing a college education and their sources of inspiration that motivated them to...
More DescriptionMany valuable themes run through this bilingual collection of immigrant stories. Our authors shared their experiences in their countries of birth and the challenges of circular migration and becoming migrant workers in the United States. They shared the challenges of acquiring a second language as well as the learning struggles of immigrants in the American school system. They shared the challenges of accessing a college education and their sources of inspiration that motivated them to attend college and become educators. They provided a comparison of the urban versus the rural immigrant experiences. Finally, many of them shared the problems, frustrations, and heartache of living in the shadows of undocumented status. This collection of immigrant stories is timely considering our current political climate. Demogues are taking to the press and airwaves bemoaning the existence of immigrants in our communities, complaining about how they are taking away jobs from "Americans," and drumming up support for closing up our borders only for those who truly belong here.