Arce, Julissa

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You sound like a white girl

the case for rejecting assimilation
2022
"Julissa Arce interweaves her own story with cultural commentary in a . . . polemic against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants in America. Instead, she calls for a celebration of our uniqueness, our origins, our heritage, and the beauty of the differences that make us Americans"--Provided by publisher.

Alguien como yo

la lucha de una ni?a indocumentada por alcanzar el sue?o
2020
"Julissa Arce explores her days in Mexico separated from her parents and her daily fears while growing up undocumented in Texas"--Provided by publisher.

Someone like me

how one undocumented girl fought for her American dream
2018
"Julissa Arce explores her days in Mexico separated from her parents and her daily fears while growing up undocumented in Texas"--Provided by publisher.

My (underground) American dream

my true story as an undocumented immigrant who became a Wall Street executive
2017
The memoir of Julissa Arce in which she charts her journey from undocumented Mexican American immigrant to Wall Street executive.
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My (underground) American dream

my true story as an undocumented immigrant who became a Wall Street executive
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.
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