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Book Synopsis Into the Suburbs by : Christopher Raja
Download or read book Into the Suburbs written by Christopher Raja and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In Calcutta we were crammed in among crowds, traffic and pollution. We had visions of breathing fresh, clean air and living in a classless society where everyone was your mate.' Christopher Raja was eleven years old when his father, David, decided to move the family to Australia in pursuit of the idyllic lifestyle. They brought their hopes and aspirations to a bungalow in Melbourne's outer suburbs. On the surface, the Rajas appeared to be living a 'normal' Australian life. Throughout his teenage years, Christopher embraces the freedoms of his adopted country, while his father becomes more and more disenchanted. Just as Christopher is settling into university, the family is rocked by a tragic and unexpected loss. Exploring topical issues of race, class and migration, Into the Suburbs is an affecting portrait of one family's search for home.
Book Synopsis Across a Hundred Mountains by : Reyna Grande
Download or read book Across a Hundred Mountains written by Reyna Grande and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grande puts a human face on the epic story about those who make it across the border into America, those who never make it across, and those who are left behind.
Download or read book Migrant Soul written by Avi Shafran and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man of African and Native American ancestry would seem an unlikely candidate for conversion to Judaism ? especially for becoming an observant Orthodox Jew. And Abel Gomes wouldn't ever have struck anyone as a radical or unpredictable person. On the contrary, he has always been thoughtful, calm, intelligent and focused, not someone given to rash decisions or susceptible to mystical compulsions. Abel's determination to become a Jew emerged slowly, nurtured by a relentless logic that led him to regard his Catholic upbringing with intellectual discomfort ? and by his marriage to a Jewish woman, although one not at all interested, at least at the time, in exploring her own religious heritage. Ariella, who had been raised by secular parents, was entirely comfortable with being Jewish only in a cultural sense, and, as her marriage to a non-Jew testified, felt unconstrained by religious rules. In fact, her husband's growing interest in her ancestral heritage only irked her at first. If Abe's ethnic roots were an unlikely impetus for him to explore Judaism, Ariella's self-identity as a ?cultural? Jew added to the unlikelihood that the couple would one day become committed Orthodox Jews. But the unlikely sometimes comes to pass, and the story of the young couple's journey to Orthodox Judaism is recounted in Migrant Soul: The Story of an American Convert. Abel's interest in Judaism led Ariella to first humor him and eventually join him on his quest to go from affiliation with an Indian tribe to membership in the Jewish one. The couple's journey led them to Reform and Conservative Jewish communities, and finally, to the Orthodox one. Abel and Ariella quickly came to realize that Reform Jewish theology has redefined Judaism to the point where it has more in common with American political and social liberalism than with the foundational tenets and practices of Jews through the centuries. That was not what they were searching for. And so, with Orthodoxy as far from their minds as Buddhism, the two seekers gravitated to the Conservative movement, which claimed fealty to the Jewish past even as it embraced the vibrant cultural and intellectual present. With time, though, they became disappointed by that segment, too, of the contemporary Jewish world. It seemed to offer more lip service than true dedication to Jewish ideas and practices, and differed from the Reform community more in quantity of Jewish practices than in quality of fealty to traditional Judaism. Moreover, despite Abel's Conservative conversion and the welcome he received from Conservative Jews, he found that his unusual background did not insulate him from being regarded by Conservative Jews, despite their progressive stances in other realms, as an outsider. Even as they became active members of a Conservative congregation, Abel and Ariella began to interact with members of the Orthodox community in the city where they lived. And those interactions, recounted in Migrant Soul, empowered by the couple's increasing realization that conversion to Judaism was more than a ceremony ? that becoming a Jew meant becoming a Jew, an actual part of the Jewish people ? led to Abel's decision to undergo a conversion that met the strict standards of halacha, or Jewish religious law. Neither the process leading to that point, nor the conversion rite, nor its aftermath were easy. But Abel and Ariella were determined, and succeeded in becoming not only fully observant of Jewish religious law, and not only active and essential parts of an Orthodox community, but inspirations for countless Jews ? both those who know them personally and those who became acquainted with them ?at a distance, ? through the pages of Migrant Soul.
Book Synopsis Crossing with the Virgin by : Kathryn Ferguson
Download or read book Crossing with the Virgin written by Kathryn Ferguson and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past ten years, more than 4,000 people have died while crossing the Arizona desert to find jobs, join families, or start new lives. Other migrants tell of the corpses they pass—bodies that are never recovered or counted. Crossing With the Virgin collects stories heard from migrants about these treacherous treks—firsthand accounts told to volunteers for the Samaritans, a humanitarian group that seeks to prevent such unnecessary deaths by providing these travelers with medical aid, water, and food. Other books have dealt with border crossing; this is the first to share stories of immigrant suffering at its worst told by migrants encountered on desert trails. The Samaritans write about their encounters to show what takes place on a daily basis along the border: confrontations with Border Patrol agents at checkpoints reminiscent of wartime; children who die in their parents’ desperate bid to reunite families; migrants terrorized by bandits; and hovering ghost-like above nearly every crossing, the ever-present threat of death. These thirty-nine stories are about the migrants, but they also tell how each individual author became involved with this work. As such, they offer not only a window into the migrants’ plight but also a look at the challenges faced by volunteers in sometimes compromising situations—and at their own humanizing process. Crossing With the Virgin raises important questions about underlying assumptions and basic operations of border enforcement, helping readers see past political positions to view migrants as human beings. It will touch your heart as surely as it reassures you that there are people who still care about their fellow man.
Book Synopsis Telling Migrant Stories by : Esteban E. Loustaunau
Download or read book Telling Migrant Stories written by Esteban E. Loustaunau and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the media, migrants are often portrayed as criminals; they are frequently dehumanized, marginalized, and unable to share their experiences. Telling Migrant Stories explores how contemporary documentary film gives voice to Latin American immigrants whose stories would not otherwise be heard. The essays in the first part of the volume consider the documentary as a medium for Latin American immigrants to share their thoughts and experiences on migration, border crossings, displacement, and identity. Contributors analyze films including Harvest of Empire, Sin país, The Vigil, De nadie, Operation Peter Pan: Flying Back to Cuba, Abuelos, La Churona, and Which Way Home, as well as internet documentaries distributed via platforms such as Vimeo and YouTube. They examine the ways these films highlight the individual agency of immigrants as well as the global systemic conditions that lead to mass migrations from Latin American countries to the United States and Europe. The second part of the volume features transcribed interviews with documentary filmmakers, including Luis Argueta, Jenny Alexander, Tin Dirdamal, Heidi Hassan, and María Cristina Carrillo Espinosa. They discuss the issues surrounding migration, challenges they faced in the filmmaking process, the impact their films have had, and their opinions on documentary film as a force of social change. They emphasize that because the genre is grounded in fact rather than fiction, it has the ability to profoundly impact audiences in a way narrative films cannot. Documentaries prompt viewers to recognize the many worlds migrants depart from, to become immersed in the struggles portrayed, and to consider the stories of immigrants with compassion and solidarity. Contributors: Ramón Guerra | Lizardo Herrera | Jared List | Esteban Loustaunau | Manuel F. Medina | Ada Ortúzar-Young | Thomas Piñeros Shields | Juan G. Ramos | Lauren Shaw | Zaira Zarza A volume in the series Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin/o America, edited by Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Download or read book The Circuit written by Francisco Jiménez and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories about the life of a migrant family.
Book Synopsis A Migrant's Story by : Osvaldo Bonutto
Download or read book A Migrant's Story written by Osvaldo Bonutto and published by Brisbane, Australia : H. Pole. This book was released on 1963 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World by : Elena Favilli
Download or read book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World written by Elena Favilli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2021 NATIONAL PARENTING PRODUCT AWARDS WINNER! The third installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 immigrant women who have shaped, and will continue to shape, our world. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is packed with 100 all-new bedtime stories about the lives of incredible female figures from the past and the present such as: Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief Carmen Miranda, Singer and Actress Diane von Fürstenberg, Fashion Designer Gloria Estefan, Singer Ilhan Omar, Politician Josephine Baker, Entertainer and Activist Lupita Nyong'o, Actress Madeleine Albright, Politician Rihanna, Entrepreneur and Singer Samantha Power, Diplomat This volume recognizes women who left their birth countries for a multitude of reasons: some for new opportunities, some out of necessity. Readers will whip up a plate with Asma Khan, strategize global affairs alongside Madeleine Albright, venture into business with Rihanna, and many more. All of these unique, yet relatable stories are accompanied by gorgeous, full-page, full-color portraits, illustrated by 70 female and nonbinary artists from 29 countries across the globe.
Download or read book Immigrant Voices written by Megan Bayles and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteen stories collected in Immigrant Voices highlight the complex relationships of immigrants in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century with their families, friends, new surroundings, and home countries. The authors themselves have made many of the same kinds of transitions as the characters they portray, and they offer fresh perspectives on the immigrant experience. Coedited by award-winning author Achy Obejas and cultural studies scholar Megan Bayles, this anthology addresses the perennial questions about society and the individual that the authors of the Great Books have pondered for centuries. Letting Go to America, M. Evelina Galang. Absence, Daniel Alarcón. Mother the Big, Porochista Khakpour. The Bees, Part 1, Aleksandar Hemon. Grandmother's Garden, Meena Alexander. Otravida, Otravez, Junot Díaz. Wal-Mart Has Plantains, Sefi Atta. Fischer vs. Spassky, Lara Vapnyar. The Stations of the Sun, Reese Okyong Kwon. Echo, Laila Lalami. No Subject, Carolina De Robertis. The Science of Flight, Yiyun Li. Hot-Air Balloons, Edwidge Danticat. Home Safe, Emma Ruby-Sachs. SJU ATL DTW (San Juan Atlanta Detroit), Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes. Diógenes, Pablo Helguera. Bamboo, Eduardo Halfon. Encrucijada, Roberto G. Fernández.
Book Synopsis The Place She Used to Know by : Michelle Grice
Download or read book The Place She Used to Know written by Michelle Grice and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I don't think my story is particularly interesting or remarkable. It is the only story I know, so it just is what it is. But maybe there are many of us who think this and therefore remarkable stories are going untold every day. Aren't we all remarkable in some way? Maybe that's why I agreed to tell my story."Five year old Else lives in a bleak, post-war Europe. Her parents, having survived World War 2, now despair for the future of their family in their country of birth. Posters promising 'The Land of Tomorrow' and a bright future spur them to pack up their meager possessions and sail across the world. 'The Place She Used To Know' follows Else's journey from the freezing, flat tablelands of Holland, to the unpredictable and often harsh conditions of Australia. Else's story will resonate with post-War migrants and their descendants, giving insight to the fighting spirit required to survive and thrive.
Book Synopsis Stories from a Migrant City by : Ben Rogaly
Download or read book Stories from a Migrant City written by Ben Rogaly and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nationalists and nativists often blame the figure of the immigrant 'other' for society's ills, contrasting this with the 'local' or 'native' whose livelihood and way of life are seen as under threat from immigration. Being at ease with difference is seen as the worldview of a cosmopolitan elite.Stories from a migrant city argues for an urgent transformation of how such terms are understood and deployed. Drawing on eight years of research in an English provincial city and a biographical approach to oral history, this book challenges the ways in which people have come to be seen as 'migrants' or 'locals' and understood to have opposing interests. Non-elite cosmopolitanism is shown to be alive and well, in spite of racism, the legacies of empire and the devastating effects of four decades of neoliberalism.
Book Synopsis Migrant Journeys by : Adrienne Jansen
Download or read book Migrant Journeys written by Adrienne Jansen and published by . This book was released on 2015-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Immigrant taxi-drivers represent the 'invisible other' in NZ society. This oral history focuses on the immigrant experience, through the lens of 'the taxi-driver'"--Publisher information.
Book Synopsis The Girl From Mumbai by : Melissa Monteiro
Download or read book The Girl From Mumbai written by Melissa Monteiro and published by Melissa Monteiro. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Girl From Mumbai is an inspiring migrant story of purpose, people and passion. It outlines and incredible journey in India and Australia in the community sector over the last thirty years. Discover more about her childhood and how she survived after being lost in the Narmada Valley. She has helped hundreds of families, numerous partnerships, collaborations, awards and achievements over the last three decades. From Settlement Services in Australia to Child Protection, Women's issues, Adoption, Multicultural & migrant services to how Not For Profits are all working hard to be the first ones in trialling new "safe approaches" with their client groups hoping to catch the eye of their donor. Melissa has successfully demonstrated her agility and depth of knowledge on issues as layered and complex as immigration. She has developed a deep and thorough understanding of what policy was needed and developed innovative services that wrapped around the recipients in a way that acknowledged them deeply. Her work obviously has been intensely collaborative evidenced by the broad coalition of organisations she is a part of and has connections with. Karen Mahlab AM Founder and CEO Pro Bono Australia
Book Synopsis I'll Be the Moon by : Phillip D. Cortez
Download or read book I'll Be the Moon written by Phillip D. Cortez and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'll Be the Moon is a heartening immigration story about a child's courage and the distance traveled to be with loved ones. The moon inspires and shepherds the child and mother on their journey North to reunite with her father. It also reminds her of home and her abuela and her small town. Most importantly, the moon helps her dream and pushes her forward. With vivid and picturesque words by Phillip D. Cortez and imaginative illustrations by Mafs Rodríguez Alpide, I'll Be the Moon shows how la luna brings light to the darkness and guides us to those we love.
Book Synopsis Barefoot Heart by : Elva Trevino Hart
Download or read book Barefoot Heart written by Elva Trevino Hart and published by Isis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography. Latino/a Studies. BAREFOOT HEART is a vividly told autobiographical account of the life of a child growing up in a family of migrant farm workers. Elva Trevino Hart was born in south Texas to Mexican immigrants and spent her childhood moving back and forth between Texas and Minnesota, eventually leaving that world to earn a master's degree in computer science/engineering. This is a beautiful book, one many of us teaching Laino/a memoir and autobiography have long been waiting for. It is here at last, dear reader, in your hands. To be read and reread, savored to the last word. I extend a heartfelt welcome to the author and her beautiful book - Virgil Suarez, author of HAVANA THURSDAYS.
Book Synopsis A Migrant's Story by : Randwick City Library
Download or read book A Migrant's Story written by Randwick City Library and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Migrant Story by : Dianna Satterlee
Download or read book A Migrant Story written by Dianna Satterlee and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pedro likes to play soccer... and dreams of building a tree house. However, his parents are migrant farm workers so that they are always moving from farm to farm and state to state. * What is the life of a migrant family like? * How does he adapt to new places and new schools? * Are dreams worth dreaming, and can they ever come true? A Migrant Story gives a sympathetic inside-the-family telling of life on the road and in the fields; of holding family all the dearer while still wanting to fit in at every new place.
