A beginner's guide to America : for the immigrant and the curious
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Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Forks - Nonfiction (Adult)
646.7008 HAKKAKI
1 available
646.7008 HAKKAKI
1 available
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 222 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a "guide" for the newly arrived, and providing "practical information and advice," Roya Hakakian, an immigrant herself, reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans, and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture of life in a new place in all its complexity, laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as she discusses race, sex, love, death, consumerism, and what it is like to be from a country that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider."--,Provided by publisher.