children of immigrants

"Three generations of Palestinian-American women in contemporary Brooklyn are torn by individual desire, educational ambitions, a devastating tragedy, and the strict mores of traditional Arab culture"--OCLC.

"First- and second-generation immigrants to the US from all around the world collaborate with renowned photographer Wendy Ewald to create a . . . catalog of their experiences from A to Z"--Provided by publisher.

In 1980s Quebec, Lila sees herself as the overweight, brown, immigrant kid. She idolizes her father, a literary scholar, and loves her mother, who is the perfect housewife. She also envies her lean younger sister and beautiful cousin. When Lila realizes she can control food, she becomes anorexic, wanting the slender "fairy" side of her to emerge. At the age of seventeen, Lila is admitted to a psych ward. Although she's planning on taking her life before turning eighteen, Lila strikes up an unexpected friendship with a fellow patient, Alyssa, that just might save her.

includes a wide range of opinions about the controversial subject, children of undocumented immigrants. Also includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others.

During the Depression-era in California, Richard, a young Mexican American, experiences a conflict between loyalty to the traditions of his family's past and attraction to new ideas.

The Salcido family, immigrants to the United States from Mexico, struggle to reconcile their need for jobs at the mighty Nazareth steel mill in Southern California with the low pay, back-breaking labor, and harsh treatment they receive--a situation that weighs most heavily on twenty-year-old Johnny, a second-generation mill worker.

A collection of linked stories which follow Luba Vovkovych as she tries to join the world of American college students.

An anthology of stories, poems, and memoirs by various writers which explore various aspects of immigration in the United States.

Contains an introduction to the music of Latin America, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on its instruments, sounds, and musical traditions, including mariachis, flamenco, salsa, and more. Presented in English and Spanish.

Contains ten articles that describe practical strategies teachers, administrators, and counselors can use to bridge linguistic and cultural differences and create opportunities for immigrant and second-language students to be successful in school and beyond.