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1) Dreamers
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"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
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"This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout U.S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue."--Provided by publisher.
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"Throughout his youth, Dan-el navigated...two worlds: the rough streets of East Harlem, where he lived with his brother and his mother and tried to make friends, and the ultra-elite halls of a Manhattan private school, where he could immerse himself in a world of books and where he soon rose to the top of his class. From Collegiate, Dan-el went to Princeton, where he thrived, and where he made the momentous decision to come out as an undocumented...
5) The Chinese
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Presents essays, articles, and other kinds of writings on the experiences of Chinese immigrants in America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, covering such topics as the Transcontinental Railroad, racism, and fleeing communism, and profiles cellist Yo-Yo Ma, skater Michelle Kwan, and scientist David Ho.
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An in-depth look at the United States Constitution and how it has been interpreted to apply to immigration rights. Focuses on legislation in the United States pertaining to immigration, particularly undocumented immigrants. Details how laws about immigration affect people's lives, and how this legal issue has evolved over time.
8) The Irish
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This book presents both historical perspectives and firsthand insights into the Irish immigrant experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
9) The Italians
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This book presents both historical perspectives and firsthand insights into the Italian immigrant experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
12) The Mexicans
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This book presents both historical perspectives and firsthand insights into the Mexican immigrant experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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Examines the history of immigration policies through the stories of those who not been allowed to fulfill their "American dream" for various reasons ranging from being denied entry into the nation to being deported after living here for decades. Highlights issues of racism, economics, national security, and patriotism. Includes a timeline, archival photographs, and resources for further information.
16) The Vietnamese
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This book presents both historical perspectives and firsthand insights into the Vietnamese immigrant experience in the last decades of the twentieth century.
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"With authenticity, integrity, and insight, this collection of poems addresses the many issues confronting first- and second- generation young adult immigrants and refugees, such as cultural and language differences, homesickness, social exclusion, human rights, racism, stereotyping, and questions of identity. Poems by Elizabeth Acevedo, Erika L. Sánchez, Samira Ahmed, Chen Chen, Ocean Vuong, Fatimah Asghar, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Bao Phi, Kaveh...
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"A . . . bilingual YA . . . memoir about a teenage girl's . . . experience crossing the Mexico-US border. This . . . young adult . . . [illustrated] memoir tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who crosses the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search of a better life. Their . . . journey is filled with both heartbreak and hope. Will America be the country of dreams like they imagined? Or will adjusting...