Books

Moving Millions: How Coyote Capitalism Fuels Global Immigration

October 22, 2011
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Moving Millions: How Coyote Capitalism Fuels Global Immigration

Moving Millions: How Coyote Capitalism Fuels Global Immigration On the same day that reporter Jeffrey Kaye visited the Tondo hospital in northwest Manila, members of an employees association wearing hospital uniforms rallied in the outside courtyard demanding pay raises. The nurses at the hospital took home about $261 a month, while in the United States,...

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American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

October 22, 2011
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American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Americans have come from every corner of the globe, and they have been brought together by a variety of historical processes–conquest, colonialism, the slave trade, territorial acquisition, and voluntary immigration. A thoughtful look at immigration, anti-immigration sentiments, and the motivations and experiences of the migrants themselves,...

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Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience

October 22, 2011
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Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience

Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience As our neighborhoods grow more diverse, a variety of cultures, values and traditions become an important part of our classrooms and schools. In Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience, twenty-six personal narratives celebrate the experiences of young people making new homes in unfamiliar communities-finding common...

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Grandfather’s Journey

October 22, 2011
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Grandfather’s Journey

Grandfather’s Journey A picture book masterpiece from Caldecott medal winner Allen Say now available in paperback!Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid?words used to describe Allen Say’s Grandfather’s Journey when it was first published. At once deeply personal yet expressing universally held emotions, this tale of one man’s love for two countries and his constant desire to be in...

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