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Tag Archives: immigration
A Short Border Handbook: A Journey Through the Immigrant’s Labyrinth – Gazmend Kapllani (Author), Anne-Marie Stanton-Ife (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I may have arrived without an invitation but I work just like the rest of you do, I pay the same taxes as the rest of you do, and most importantly my boss, or rather, … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Politics and Social Justice, Slavic Literature
Tagged Albania, book reviews, Greece, immigration, migration, short books, Soviet Union
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Autopsy of a Father- Pascale Kramer (translated from the French by Robert Bononno)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “A kind of bottomless fear wrapped her in herself, and she wished she had never set foot in her father’s world again.” Ania and her son Théo came by train to her childhood home of Les … Continue reading
Posted in French Literature, World Literature
Tagged family dysfunction, immigration, racism, Xenophobia
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My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive – Julissa Arce
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “In less than two weeks there was more than a good chance my secret would finally be exposed—the secret that could ruin my life, that could send me to jail, that could end my career before … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Immigration, Social Justice, World Issues
Tagged DACA, Dream act, illegal immigration, immigration, Mexico
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