Emigration Immigration category: 2215 books

Out of the stories heard in her childhood in Los Angeles's Chinatown and years of research, See has constructed this sweeping chronicle of her Chinese-American family, a work that takes in stories of racism and romance, entrepreneurial genius and domestic heartache, secret marriages and sibling rivalries, in a powerful history of two cultures meeting in a new world. 82 photos.

Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner (translated from the German by Oliver Pretzel; 78,000 words and 15 photographs) Defying Hitler was written in 1939 and focuses on the year 1933, when, as Hitler assumed power, its author was a 25-year-old German law student, in training to join the German...

The Colonizer and the Colonized by Albert Memmi (translated from the French by Howard Greenfeld; introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre; 39,000 words) Written in 1956 when Morocco and Tunisia gained independence from France and soon after the Algerian war had started, this book describes the inescapable...

Zekarias Kebraeb was just seventeen when he fled his home in Eritrea in 2002 to escape his impending forced military service. To stay would have meant abuse, torture, and possibly even his death. Zekarias had no idea that his journey would span four years, and no concept of how brutal some of the...

L’inchiesta di copertina di Altreconomia 191 s’intitola “Fino all’ultimo biglietto”: vi accompagnerà alla scoperta del secondary ticketing, la rivendita online che fa schizzare il costo per assistere ai concerti delle star. Un mercato da 8 miliardi di dollari. Il “primo tempo” del giornale...

With thousands of Canadians heading south for the winter each year, many of these individuals, referred to as "snowbirds," face unique and challenging U.S. tax and financial planning considerations. Crossing the border, spending time in the U.S., and engaging in various financial transactions...

Doctors Without Borders Prize PEN Promotes Award GLLI (Global Literature in Libraries Initiative) Translated YA Book Prize Shortlist CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Longlist Library Journal “Best Book of the Year” selection School Library Journal “Best Adult Book 4 Teens” selection Comics Journal...

Undocumented is the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. Every day, these men and women join the work force and contribute positively to society. The story is told via the ancient Mixtec codex—accordion fold—format. Juan grew up in Mexico working in the...

A Catania si incrociano inconsapevolmente le vite di sette personaggi. L’autore ci accompagna per sette giorni nella vita di ciascuno di essi per mostrarci i diversi punti di vista sul problema dell’immigrazione in Italia, un fenomeno oggi sempre più intriso di disperazione e illegalità, che...

The Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the uncomfortable truth about race and identity in Britain today You’re British. Your parents are British. Your partner, your children and most of your friends are British. So why do people keep asking where you’re from? We...

Sein Vater, der als Soldat im Golfkrieg fiel; der Vorwurf des Raubüberfalls, der wieder fallengelassen wurde; ein heftiger öffentlicher Konflikt mit FPÖ-Obmann Heinz-Christian Strache, der ihn als "Terror-Rapper" und "Islamisten-Rapper" bezeichnete; und vier Amadeus-Awards:...

The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just fourteen years old on the day her parents...

This inspiring memoir by the Muslim American Gold Star father and captivating DNC speaker is the story of one family’s pursuit of the American dream. NAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST MEMOIRS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST “Moving . . . a story about family and faith, told with a poet’s...

“Dreams played an important part in our lives in those early days in England. Our mother invented them for us to make up for all the things we lacked and to give us some hope for the future.” During the hard and bitter years of his youth in England, Harry Bernstein’s selfless mother struggles...