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My Life Story of a Grateful Immigrant Who Lived the American Dream

Author : Olimpio Guidi
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480875082
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book My Life Story of a Grateful Immigrant Who Lived the American Dream written by Olimpio Guidi and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite growing up amid the horrors of World War II as a boy in the Republic of San Marino, Olimpio Guidi considers himself lucky. He grew up with great parents, great siblings, and great friends and neighbors. Although everyone he knew was poor, they all stuck together—a lesson he’d carry with him throughout his life in the U.S. Navy and over a career spanning almost forty years as a civil servant. In recalling his life story, he shares an unlikely tale of survival that included immigrating with his family to his adopted home country of the United States of America. He shares his appreciation for everyone who has assisted him on his journey, including U.S. Navy Cmdr. Toby Haynsworth, who was instrumental in helping him become a lifelong civil servant, culminating with an assignment to the U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy, where he represented the U.S. Department of Defense. Join the author as he celebrates his love of family, his passion for service, and his love for his adopted country.

My (Underground) American Dream

Author : Julissa Arce
Publisher : Center Street
ISBN 13 : 1455540250
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book My (Underground) American Dream written by Julissa Arce and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A National Bestseller! What does an undocumented immigrant look like? What kind of family must she come from? How could she get into this country? What is the true price she must pay to remain in the United States? JULISSA ARCE knows firsthand that the most common, preconceived answers to those questions are sometimes far too simple-and often just plain wrong. On the surface, Arce's story reads like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret that she, like many other high-achieving, successful individuals in the United States, had been forced to keep not only from her bosses, but even from her closest friends. From the time she was brought to this country by her hardworking parents as a child, Arce-the scholarship winner, the honors college graduate, the young woman who climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs-had secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant. In this surprising, at times heart-wrenching, but always inspirational personal story of struggle, grief, and ultimate redemption, Arce takes readers deep into the little-understood world of a generation of undocumented immigrants in the United States today- people who live next door, sit in your classrooms, work in the same office, and may very well be your boss. By opening up about the story of her successes, her heartbreaks, and her long-fought journey to emerge from the shadows and become an American citizen, Arce shows us the true cost of achieving the American dream-from the perspective of a woman who had to scale unseen and unimaginable walls to get there.

I Am Living Proof of the American Dream

Author : Yitzi Weiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781790342655
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book I Am Living Proof of the American Dream written by Yitzi Weiner and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Am Living Proof of the American Dream. 100 Successful Immigrants Share Their Stories About Why the American Dream Is Still Alive

A Chance to Be Born

Author : KC Bertling
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1662423918
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book A Chance to Be Born written by KC Bertling and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reaching for the American dream by an immigrant who has lived through life's challenges at such a young age and learned that America is a country of plenty, and people are the most generous in the world. Since she has immigrated to the United States of America, she has discovered that American exceptionalism is what made the whole world want to reach for their American dreams. The author believes living the American dream is not a God-given right, but it is a privilege and honor and requires personal responsibilities to be called an American. She also believes that happiness does not come on a silver platter to your doorstep, but you make it happen as you navigate the life's instructions manual, the Bible, daily.

Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Author : Mario V Carmo
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1728369533
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book Resilience in the Face of Adversity written by Mario V Carmo and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If I had to reduce it to one sentence, this book is about living the American Dream. It’s about growing up without electricity, running water or indoor plumbing. It’s about being poor, but not realizing that you are, because everyone around you is in the same boat. It’s about one of the millions of families that come to America every year, and ask for nothing, but an opportunity. An opportunity to get an education, an opportunity to work and an opportunity to serve the great country which they have adopted as their own. The author tells the story of how he went from working fulltime nights while in high school to earning a Masters’ Degree. He describes how he went from a Private to Lieutenant Colonel, and Commanding a Squadron of over 400 Marines. Went from not speaking a word of English, to holding a Top Secret Clearance and becoming Deputy Director, Operations and Intelligence Division at Naval Space Command. He went from arriving in this country with nothing, to a solid military career and living the American Dream.

Immigrant

Author : Sal DiMaria
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1984579681
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Immigrant written by Sal DiMaria and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigrant: A Journey to the American Dream is the story of all immigrants who left poverty and hopelessness behind and came to America, dreaming of a better life. It is the life story of little Totò, a poor Sicilian immigrant, who comes to America in his late teens and, through hard work and determination, goes on to live the American dream. The book proceeds from his childhood to his first experiences in American factories, time in the US Army, and his successful academic career. On the whole, Totò’s boyhood is not a happy one after having lost his mother at the tender age of three. Virtually left to fend for himself, he turns into a delinquent little boy—skipping school; stealing from his family and neighbors; and going around the countryside, looking for and exploding live ordnance left behind during WWII. To get him off the streets, his parents send him to a boarding school run by the charitable Dominican monks. When the family immigrates to the States, he finds work at a hosiery mill and then at a steel plant while learning English at the local evening school. He is later drafted in the US Army where fellow recruits make fun of his foreign accent. What riles him the most is when they call him Shorty. But soon, he accepts the fact that he is indeed short. The acceptance of himself for what and who he is literally changes his life. It turns him into a self-confident young man ready to face whatever challenge comes his way. With this can-do attitude, he goes on to college and becomes a successful university professor.

The Dream is Still Alive: Memoirs of an Immigrant Who Lived the American Dream

Author : André H. Friedman
Publisher : Newman Springs Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781645317128
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book The Dream is Still Alive: Memoirs of an Immigrant Who Lived the American Dream written by André H. Friedman and published by Newman Springs Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-07-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andre Friedman's life encapsulates the story of a generation of Hungarian Jews born and living through one of the twentieth century's darkest times. In this sense, he can be considered a poster boy for the resilience of those who survived.

Beyond the Golden Door

Author : Ali Master
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 164279287X
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Golden Door written by Ali Master and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful and inspiring memoir, a Pakistani immigrant shares his story of finding new freedoms and a new faith in America. It’s easy to talk about freedom. But unless someone has lived in a world that suffocates freedom, it’s difficult to appreciate the liberty found in America. This is the true story of a Pakistani Muslim who immigrates to the United States for college and discovers five transformational freedoms along the way: the freedom to fail and start over, to love, to choose one’s faith, to be an entrepreneur, and to self-govern. Contrasting these precious freedoms with the life he lived in Pakistan, Ali’s story reveals that God is the true source of liberty as He works in people’s lives to bring about redemption. A call to value and preserve American freedoms, Beyond the Golden Door is also an invitation for readers to consider ultimate freedom in Jesus Christ.

The American Dream

Author : Geela
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Dream written by Geela and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The American Dream" is the first book of its kind. It's a unique blend of self-help, inspirational and entertainment with a universal theme. It's a true, uplifting story of how a childhood dream for self-fulfillment (to "make it" as a singer in Hollywood) eventually evolves into a quest to help others realize their own dreams in the most uncoventional way. The book contains a powerful and timely message of hope for all and a proven revolutionary system which is spiritually based, designed by Geela to help anyone overcome their circumstances and go from poverty to total prosperity.

An Immigrant's Life, the American Dream

Author : Samy Y. Morcos
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781481972161
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book An Immigrant's Life, the American Dream written by Samy Y. Morcos and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samy Y. Morcos, one of six children, came from an upper middle class family in Middle Egypt. He grew up in a tight-knit, loving family, brought even closer by a tragedy that took his mother away at a very early age. His school life was unusual at times, with periods of living alone with his older brother in his early-teens. Nonetheless he graduated college with a degree in chemistry at age twenty. His desire for higher study and a political situation in Egypt led him to come to the United States to realize his dreams. In 1968 he came to the United States as a twenty six year old legal immigrant with a college degree, five years of experience and $250. Through hard work, focus and dedication he achieved what he came for: a beautiful family, higher education and a better life. Is this not “The American Dream”!! As he has reflected on his life and that decision he made years ago to leave everything he knew to pursue his dreams, he felt compelled to write about his life and experience. With this book, he hopes to leave that legacy of hard work and dedication to his children, grandchildren and generations to come.

The Legal Immigrant: He Grabbed the American Dream

Author : Greg Curry
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781545659038
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Legal Immigrant: He Grabbed the American Dream written by Greg Curry and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the story of one man and his family's lifetime efforts to come to the United States to try and obtain his version of the American Dream. The story really reflects the similar struggles of American immigrants throughout the years, as it is worth noting that we have close to two hundred million immigrants, including their families and close friends, in America today. When you read this book, if you are one of these people, this story will ring true to you; it may also bring back fond memories and enable you to relate to the legal immigrants in today's America. This story could be told over and over many times by lots of American immigrants, and will continue to be told in the years to come. We must try to put this in perspective: Immigrants have been the cornerstones and building blocks of this country for a couple hundred years. We must not forget the ones that readily come to mind in the entertainment business, like Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Anthony Hopkins, Liam Neeson, and hundreds of others who have been idolized and greatly appreciated by most Americans. We then have immigrants who played big parts in the technical endeavors of America's past, such as helping to put men on the moon, and medical achievements. But most important of all are the ones who served in America's many conflicts and gave their lives to keep America safe and sound. Many of us who came to the United States were prepared to help in any way possible, including serving in the military, which several did. When I decided to come to the United States, it was to provide my family with a better life. Indeed, that is what it turned out to be.

A Guy with an Accent

Author : Ned Sahin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book A Guy with an Accent written by Ned Sahin and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "His persistence in the face of every obstacle is admirable, and his triumphant attainment of his career goals is to be applauded." ~ Publisher's Weekly BookLife Prize "A Guy with An Accent should give every U.S. resident an appreciation of how fortunate we are to have been born here. It should also give us greater compassion for those who were born elsewhere but desire to come to the United States." ~ Readers' Favorite * * * "He is probably carrying a bomb in his bag" A woman said this while passing by me in a Target parking lot. I was wearing a hefty backpack filled with my school and work belongings. My beard and hair were unkempt after a long day. That night in my basement room, I closed my eyes and thought about my life as an immigrant in the United States. Nothing has been easy. I experienced discriminating verbal attacks from strangers, hateful colleagues, no social life, and lost hope for the future... I thought about giving up at that moment. I felt like I had reached my breaking point, not knowing that I was going to achieve my American Dream of working at one of the top tech companies after a few years. * * * This book will help fellow immigrants find hope and strength to follow their dreams even in the darkest times. It will also help build bridges between those who have differences and be empathetic to those who are struggling. I will reveal the most important trait I learned along my immigration journey. One trait that makes or breaks your life. * * * Quotes mentioned in the book (and got inspired by): "All Americans have been immigrants or the descendants of immigrants" ~ John F. Kennedy, author of A Nation of Immigrants "Most Americans have no idea how the immigration system works or what the citizenship process requires" ~ Jose Antonio Vargas, author of Dear America "When something hurts, you can make something beautiful" ~ America Ferrera, author ofAmerican Like Me "Undocumented immigrants were among the first responders when 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina happened. Many of them had thyroid cancer, sinusitis, asthma, and depression because of the conditions at ground zero" ~ (based on) Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans

Living The American Dream

Author : Cliff I. Edogun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781642990850
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Living The American Dream written by Cliff I. Edogun and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling immigrant story presents an enchanting mix of miracles, trials, mysteries, tragedies, enrichment, and redemption that often presage the search for freedom and the liberty to live a dream of a fully engaged life. The backwater idol-worshipping Benin enclave in southwestern Nigeria might seem an unlikely setting to dream of flying in an airplane to distant lands, and especially to America, in the immediate post-World War II British colonial era. Yet Cliff Edogun took that leap after he'd been nurtured in an enthralling American worldview by his two towering uncles who'd just returned home as victorious allied World War II soldiers. The great tales of war in distant lands he'd heard from his warrior uncles sounded so magical, while their fascinating stories and nuances about America's bravery, purpose, and leadership in the world so mesmerized Cliff that he spent his entire childhood years dreaming to someday make America his home. So, to fulfill his dreams, individuals in their guardian angel clothing began appearing in his life in seemingly mystical and fortuitous encounters to steer him away from obstacles that'd have undermined his dream. And when Cliff eventually landed in America under the most incredible circumstance imaginable, he quickly and brilliantly availed himself of America's boundless educational opportunities and later became the first in his idol-worshipping Benin clan to earn a doctoral degree. Cliff was soon living the American dream when he began topping his teaching and research profession, married an American professional, and gained his American citizenship.

My American Dream

Author : Omar Raihanoune
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1984586807
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book My American Dream written by Omar Raihanoune and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Morocco, we had a decent life as a couple, but as soon as we had our first child, we realized that we needed something more to support our family’s needs. After talking to my cousins and my brother, who were living in the US, the American dream seemed to be the solution to our financial distress. Our journey in the US was never easy; there were many life-changing events. And although each one left a deep scar, in the end, we were better for it. Each one of those challenges thickened our skin and made us less vulnerable to face the next one. With each and every milestone and graduation of our kids, we confirmed that immigrating to the US was never a mistake. After twenty years of thinking we were chasing the American dream, we found out that we just had to look deep inside of each one of us to bring it to life. The American dream does not define who we are; we define ourselves by setting up what kind of dream we choose, and we start a journey chasing it.

Here We Are

Author : Aarti Namdev Shahani
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250204739
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Here We Are written by Aarti Namdev Shahani and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here We Are is a heart-wrenching memoir about an immigrant family's American Dream, the justice system that took it away, and the daughter who fought to get it back, from NPR correspondent Aarti Namdev Shahani. The Shahanis came to Queens—from India, by way of Casablanca—in the 1980s. They were undocumented for a few unsteady years and then, with the arrival of their green cards, they thought they'd made it. This is the story of how they did, and didn't; the unforeseen obstacles that propelled them into years of disillusionment and heartbreak; and the strength of a family determined to stay together. Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares follows the lives of Aarti, the precocious scholarship kid at one of Manhattan's most elite prep schools, and her dad, the shopkeeper who mistakenly sells watches and calculators to the notorious Cali drug cartel. Together, the two represent the extremes that coexist in our country, even within a single family, and a truth about immigrants that gets lost in the headlines. It isn’t a matter of good or evil; it's complicated. Ultimately, Here We Are is a coming-of-age story, a love letter from an outspoken modern daughter to her soft-spoken Old World father. She never expected they'd become best friends.

Diary of an Immigrant

Author : Ibrahim Ajibode
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595415660
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Diary of an Immigrant written by Ibrahim Ajibode and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ibrahim came to the U.S., from Nigeria, on August 29, 2000 to pursue higher learning. He perceived America as a place where he could seek greener pastures and acquire opportunities that his home country could not have offered him at the time. His ideas of the American high-life are abruptly contrasted with the harsh realities that he encountered on a daily basis. Everyday became a bitter struggle as he had to chillingly accept the realization of instant independence, and the culture shock being away from the surroundings of his familiar homeland and family. In this emotional story, Ibrahim has remarkably captured the tribulations that he experienced during his first year living in the U.S. Diary of an Immigrant is a powerful, revealing, but yet humorous compilation of his quest and pursuit of the American dream.

Nothing Wasted

Author : Kama Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578857930
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book Nothing Wasted written by Kama Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truly nothing was wasted as Dr. Kama Thomas invites you into her life to experience her joys, her disappointments and her nurtured dreams. Adorned in resilience, bravery and tenacity all wrapped in God's undeniable favor, she faces every obstacle with grace. Her divine destiny to serve as a pharmacist, a journey "speckled" with hills and valleys, was no childhood conception but a mere "nudge." While she thought her calling to serve as a physician was simply a dream deferred, God's hand was upon her rearranging the canvas of her life. She takes readers from her anchor of origin, the tiny fishing village of Anse La Raye in St. Lucia to the United States where her countless testimonies take root and sprout. Arriving in America at 17 years old in pursuit of higher education, she is awakened by a jolt of disappointment. As readers travel cross country with her, they are wrapped in the story of an immigrant woman who displays nothing shy of fortitude. Her selflessness knew no boundaries with unforeseen responsibilities. In her story, there are no villains as she believes that every event positive or negative happens for her and not to her. She is grateful for every "no" that has helped change the trajectory of her life. As you travel this intimate unpaved path with Dr. Kama Thomas, your soul will never be the same as she inspires you and even demands that you assume your responsibility of living a life of purpose regardless of your calling.