Dear America : notes of an undocumented citizen
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Dey Street, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 232 pages ; 20 cm
Status
Sedona Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
304.873 VARGAS
1 available
304.873 VARGAS
1 available
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Published
New York, NY : Dey Street, [2018].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"My name is Jose Antonio Vargas. I was born in the Philippines. When I was twelve, my mother sent me to the United States to live with her parents. While applying for a driver's permit, I found out my papers were fake. More than two decades later, I am still here illegally, with no clear path to American citizenship. To some people, I am the "most famous illegal" in America. In my mind, I am only one of an estimated 11 million human beings whose uncertain fate is under threat in a country I call my home. This is not a book about the politics of immigration. This book--at its core--is not about immigration at all. This book is about homelessness, not in a traditional sense, but about the unsettled, unmoored psychological state in which undocumented immigrants like me find ourselves. This book is about lying and being forced to lie to get by; about passing as an American and as a contributing citizen; about families, keeping them together, and having to make new ones when you can't. This book is about what it means to not have a home."--Dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vargas, J. A. (2018). Dear America: notes of an undocumented citizen (First edition.). Dey Street.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vargas, Jose Antonio. 2018. Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. Dey Street.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vargas, Jose Antonio. Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Dey Street, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vargas, Jose Antonio. Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen First edition., Dey Street, 2018.
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