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"I was not prepared for the journey this compelling novel took me on. Or so I thought. I knew nothing of the lives of Puerto Rican immigrants to the United States, and certainly very little of the lives of the children. This book changed that. It is a book of such power that it is as if a completely new layer of the American experience has been exposed to our view. And like many a great work of fiction, not one line is wasted and every single word rings true."

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Ibram X. Kendi recommended West Indian Immigrants: A Black Success Story? in Books (curated)

West Indian Immigrants: A Black Success Story?

Suzanne Model | 2011 | History & Politics

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"Some of the same forces have led Americans to believe that the recent success of black immigrants from the Caribbean proves either that racism does not exist or that the gap between African-Americans and other groups in income and wealth is their own fault. But Model’s meticulous study, emphasizing the self-selecting nature of the West Indians who emigrate to the United States, argues otherwise, showing me, a native of racially diverse New York City, how such notions — the foundation of ethnic racism — are unsupported by the facts."

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Roswell, New Mexico

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After returning to her hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants...

Lexikon Swedish - English Dictionary

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Lexikon allows for quick and easy access to the online Folkets Lexikon Swedish - English dictionary,...

David Byrne recommended Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child by Woody Guthrie in Music (curated)

"In 1950s Baltimore, my parents were pretty open. They read The New York Times and listened to Woody Guthrie records, so you can imagine what kind of a household that was. They were immigrants from Scotland, and their taste included a lot of American folk music like, Woody and Pete Seeger, both of whom made children’s albums, so that’s what I would hear. Later, I heard their other songs, which obviously had a political slant and a story to tell and a point of view. That was something to realize at a young age: that a song could do that."

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Papers Please

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The communist state of Arstotzka has ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its...

In The Country We Love

Diane Guerrero

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The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real...

Bookapotamus (289 KP) rated Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) in Books

May 25, 2018

Angela's Ashes was an extremely heavy, tragic but touching memoir peppered with humor and emotion and love. Frank McCourt is a master at telling stories, but this memoir of his Irish Catholic family, spans so many subjects, so creatively and so beautifully - from family, to love, religion, sickness, abandonment, poverty... The hardship that immigrants had to go through is heartbreaking - as is their strength, and will to survive and make better lives for themselves. So much emotion after reading this. I don't know if this story will leave me for awhile. Definitely something for the mature reader, and definitely something that stays within you.