The Immigrant Experience Through Literature: Non-fiction
Annotation:Four immigrant Chinese women face hardships as they journey from East to West.
Place a Hold
Annotation:A deeply moving oral history of the Hmongs' odyssey to the U.S.A.
Annotation:Family history pervaded by the importance of traditional values and heritage.
Annotation:Six powerful plays dealing with the immigrant experience.
Annotation:A guide to outstanding immigrant literature.
Annotation:A loving tribute to the author's 93 year old Jewish grandmothers.
Annotation:A unique time in the history of American Jewish immigration in New York.
Annotation:Essays and memoirs portray Jewish customs and traditions.
Annotation:A social history of Irish immigrants based on the author's family story.
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The extraordinary ethnic diversity of the United States is due to the vast numbers of immigrants who have settled here. Many Americans today grew up listening to stories from their parents or grandparents about what it was like to come to a new country and struggle to build a life for themselves and their families. In relocating from one country to another, newcomers have had to find a way to make a living, in addition to adjusting to an unfamiliar culture and often a new language. Through expressive novels, short stories, poetry, plays, biographies and memoirs that have been recently published, the books on this list describe the immigrant experience by those who have lived it.
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