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Underground America

Author : Voice of Witness
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 178663225X
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Underground America written by Voice of Witness and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They arrive from around the world for countless reasons. Many come simply to make a living. Others are fleeing persecution in their native countries. Millions of immigrants risk deportation and imprisonment by living in the U.S. without legal status. They are living underground, with little protection from exploitation at the hands of human smugglers, employers, or law enforcement. Underground America, from the Voice of Witness series, presents the remarkable oral histories of women and men struggling to carve a life for themselves in the U.S.

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.

The Underground History of American Education

Author : John Taylor Gatto
Publisher : Stranger Journalism
ISBN 13 : 0945700040
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book The Underground History of American Education written by John Taylor Gatto and published by Stranger Journalism. This book was released on 2001 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The underground history of the American education will take you on a journey into the background, philosophy, psychology, politics, and purposes of compulsion schooling.

One Nation Underground

Author : Kenneth D. Rose
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814775233
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book One Nation Underground written by Kenneth D. Rose and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why some Americans built fallout shelters—an exploration America's Cold War experience For the half-century duration of the Cold War, the fallout shelter was a curiously American preoccupation. Triggered in 1961 by a hawkish speech by John F. Kennedy, the fallout shelter controversy—"to dig or not to dig," as Business Week put it at the time—forced many Americans to grapple with deeply disturbing dilemmas that went to the very heart of their self-image about what it meant to be an American, an upstanding citizen, and a moral human being. Given the much-touted nuclear threat throughout the 1960s and the fact that 4 out of 5 Americans expressed a preference for nuclear war over living under communism, what's perhaps most striking is how few American actually built backyard shelters. Tracing the ways in which the fallout shelter became an icon of popular culture, Kenneth D. Rose also investigates the troubling issues the shelters raised: Would a post-war world even be worth living in? Would shelter construction send the Soviets a message of national resolve, or rather encourage political and military leaders to think in terms of a "winnable" war? Investigating the role of schools, television, government bureaucracies, civil defense, and literature, and rich in fascinating detail—including a detailed tour of the vast fallout shelter in Greenbriar, Virginia, built to harbor the entire United States Congress in the event of nuclear armageddon—One Nation, Underground goes to the very heart of America's Cold War experience.

Outlaws of America

Author : Dan Berger
Publisher : AK Press
ISBN 13 : 1904859410
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Outlaws of America written by Dan Berger and published by AK Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fiery true story of America's most famous radical fugitives, urgently and passionately told.

Underground America

Author : Peter Orner
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1786632268
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Underground America written by Peter Orner and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of undocumented immigrants live in the United States under constant threat of imprisonment or deportation. They survive underground, with little protection from exploitation by human smugglers, employers, or law enforcement. Underground America presents the remarkable oral histories of men and women struggling to carve out a life in the United States. Among the narrators: Farid, an Iranian-American business owner who employs a number of American citizens while he himself remains undocumented. A critic of the Iranian government, he fears for his safety if he is deported to his native country. Diana, who along with thousands of other Latino workers helped rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. After completing her work, she and many others were detained and imprisoned for not having proper documentation. Liso, who was enticed to come to the United States as a religious missionary, but on arrival was forced into unpaid domestic labor.

Going Underground

Author : George Hurchalla
Publisher : PM Press
ISBN 13 : 1629632422
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Going Underground written by George Hurchalla and published by PM Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The product of decades of work and multiple self-published editions, Going Underground, written by 1980s scene veteran George Hurchalla, is the most comprehensive look yet at America’s nationwide underground punk scene. Despite the mainstream press declarations that “punk died with Sid Vicious” or that “punk was reborn with Nirvana,” author Hurchalla followed the DIY spirit of punk underground, where it not only survived but thrived nationally as a self-sustaining grassroots movement rooted in seedy clubs, rented fire halls, Xeroxed zines, and indie record shops. Rather than dwell solely on well-documented scenes from Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC, Hurchalla delves deep into the counterculture, rooting out stories from Chicago, Philadelphia, Austin, Cincinnati, Miami, and elsewhere. The author seamlessly mixes his personal experiences with the oral history of dozens of band members, promoters, artists, zinesters, and scenesters. Some of the countless bands covered include Articles of Faith, Big Boys, Necros, Hüsker Dü, Bad Brains, Government Issue, and Minutemen, as well as many of the essential zines of the time such as Big Takeover, Maximum RocknRoll, Flipside, and Forced Exposure. Going Underground features over a hundred unique photos from Marie Kanger-Born of Chicago, Dixon Coulbourn of Austin, Brian Trudell of LA, Malcolm Riviera of DC, Justina Davies of New York, Ed Arnaud of Arizona, and many others, along with flyers from across the nation.

The Underground Is Massive

Author : Michaelangelo Matos
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062271806
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The Underground Is Massive written by Michaelangelo Matos and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joining the ranks of Please Kill Me and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop comes this definitive chronicle of one of the hottest trends in popular culture—electronic dance music—from the noted authority covering the scene. It is the sound of the millennial generation, the music “defining youth culture of the 2010s” (Rolling Stone). Rooted in American techno/house and ’90s rave culture, electronic dance music has evolved into the biggest moneymaker on the concert circuit. Music journalist Michaelangelo Matos has been covering this beat since its genesis, and in The Underground Is Massive, charts for the first time the birth and rise of this last great outlaw musical subculture. Drawing on a vast array of resources, including hundreds of interviews and a library of rare artifacts, from rave fanzines to online mailing-list archives, Matos reveals how EDM blossomed in tandem with the nascent Internet—message boards and chat lines connected partiers from town to town. In turn, these ravers, many early technology adopters, helped spearhead the information revolution. As tech was the tool, Ecstasy—(Molly, as it’s know today) an empathic drug that heightens sensory pleasure—was the narcotic fueling this alternative movement. Full of unique insights, lively details, entertaining stories, dozens of photos, and unforgettable misfits and stars—from early break-in parties to Skrillex and Daft Punk—The Underground Is Massive captures this fascinating trend in American pop culture history, a grassroots movement that would help define the future of music and the modern tech world we live in.

An Introduction to the American Underground Film

Author : Sheldon Renan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the American Underground Film written by Sheldon Renan and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the American underground cinema

Youth Subcultures

Author : Arielle Greenberg
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 : 9780321241948
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Youth Subcultures written by Arielle Greenberg and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth Subcultures uses a cultural studies lens to explore contemporary American youth subcultures such as skateboarding, punk, Goth, and raves in a brief, flexible, and inexpensive reader. Part of the Longman Topics reader series, this collection of lively essays on controversial subcultures helps students think critically about contemporary culture and issues such as class, race, and gender as well as language, identity, and ritual. Youth Subcultures also contains a variety of writing genres that range from personal creative non-fiction to interviews to traditional research and argumentative essays. Rather than write about topics beyond their experience, students can examine their own experiences critically as they engage an exciting and accessible scholarly field.

The Underground Press in America

Author : Robert J. Glessing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (695 download)

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Download or read book The Underground Press in America written by Robert J. Glessing and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Underground Buildings

Author : Loretta Hall
Publisher : Quill Driver Books
ISBN 13 : 9781884956270
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book Underground Buildings written by Loretta Hall and published by Quill Driver Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A freelance writer with a background in engineering, construction, and manufacturing, Hall surveys some of the many underground buildings in the US and examines their architecture. Businesses, residences, schools, public services, bunkers, and whole communities are among her examples. The color photographs are lavish, but nearly every one suffers from poor color rendition. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

America's Perceptions of Europe

Author : L. Eliasson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230109608
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book America's Perceptions of Europe written by L. Eliasson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to rectify Americans' views of its closest ally, Europe - an ambitious task, but one sorely lacking in the literature. Many prejudices about Europe surface in headlines, while others remain latent, but they are real, pervasive and ingrained.

The Voice of Witness Reader

Author : Voice of Witness
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1642595497
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book The Voice of Witness Reader written by Voice of Witness and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2005, Voice of Witness has illuminated contemporary human rights crises through its oral history book series. Founded by Dave Eggers, Lola Vollen, and Mimi Lok, Voice of Witness amplifies the voices of people impacted by—and fighting against—injustice. Voice of Witness’s work is driven by the transformative power of the story, and by a strong belief that social justice cannot be achieved without deep listening and learning from those marginalized by systems of oppression. This selection of narratives from the organization’s first ten years includes stories from occupied Palestine, Sudan, Chicago public housing, and the US carceral system, among many others. Together, they form an astonishing record of human rights issues in the early twenty-first century; a testament to the strength of the human spirit in the face of incredible odds; and an opportunity to better understand the world we live in through connection and a participatory vision of history.

Documenting the Undocumented

Author : Marta Caminero-Santangelo
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813063361
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Documenting the Undocumented written by Marta Caminero-Santangelo and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking at the work of Junot Díaz, Cristina García, Julia Alvarez, and other Latino/a authors who are U.S. citizens, Marta Caminero-Santangelo examines how writers are increasingly expressing their solidarity with undocumented immigrants. Through storytelling, these writers create community and a sense of peoplehood that includes non-citizen Latino/as. This volume also foregrounds the narratives of unauthorized migrants themselves, showing how their stories are emerging into the public sphere. Immigration and citizenship are multifaceted issues, and the voices are myriad. They challenge common interpretations of "illegal" immigration, explore inevitable traumas and ethical dilemmas, protest their own silencing in immigration debates, and even capitalize on the topic for the commercial market. Yet these texts all seek to affect political discourse by advancing the possibility of empathy across lines of ethnicity and citizenship status. As border enforcement strategies escalate along with political rhetoric, detentions, and deaths, these counternarratives are more significant than ever before, and their perspectives cannot be ignored. What we are witnessing, argues Caminero-Santangelo, is a mass mobilization of stories. This growing body of literature is critical to understanding not only the Latino/a immigrant experience but also alternative visions of nation and belonging.

The Cambridge History of Latina/o American Literature

Author : John Morán González
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316873676
Total Pages : 858 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Latina/o American Literature written by John Morán González and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge History of Latina/o American Literature emphasizes the importance of understanding Latina/o literature not simply as a US ethnic phenomenon but more broadly as an important element of a trans-American literary imagination. Engaging with the dynamics of migration, linguistic and cultural translation, and the uneven distribution of resources across the Americas that characterize Latina/o literature, the essays in this History provide a critical overview of key texts, authors, themes, and contexts as discussed by leading scholars in the field. This book demonstrates the relevance of Latina/o literature for a world defined by the migration of people, commodities, and cultural expressions.

JFK and the Masculine Mystique

Author : Steven Watts
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250049989
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book JFK and the Masculine Mystique written by Steven Watts and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural examination of the popularity and allure of the thirty-fifth president reveals how Kennedy was tailored to appeal to the public of his time, explaining how he symbolized postwar views about American masculinity.