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Immigration is the essential American story. From London or Lvov, Bombay or Beijing, Dublin or Dusseldorf, people have come to America to remake th...
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Nov 23, 2010
Beth
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A long book, to be sure, but interesting in that its excerpts from autobiographies or biographical novels, poems, well-constructed essays may easily read in short bursts. As a fourth generation American, it's interesting to experience becoming one from immigrant perspectives. I guess, ultimately, entering this 'melting pot' is never what one expects it to be; there were very few whole-hearted reminiscences of the procedure presented here. Perhaps the most surprising, yet continuous theme thro
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Nov 03, 2011
Eveline
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Fabulous and very wide-ranging collection of writings portraying both the negative and positive aspects of the immigrant experience, comprising fiction, poetry, and memoir. I was impressed too by the wide range of nationalities that were represented. Many of the memoir excerpts made me want to buy the full books.
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