Immigration

The story of Danticat's family divided physically and emotionally between two worlds—Haiti and the United States—struggling against post 9/11 immigration policy and a violent regime in Haiti.

Provides a concise historical background of immigration to the United States. Emphasis is placed on the push and pull factors and the affect of immigrants on the social and cultural landscape of the U.S.

Exploring a vast range of topics from two great waves of immigration, Foner discusses everything from gender roles to the impact of education on assimilation of immigrants.

Explores the intersection between race and immigration in U.S. history, making use of personal stories, anecdotes, and primary sources.

Using both historical documents and the comprehensive ethnographical information available today, Foner gives an in depth comparison of the past influxes of European immigrants as compared to the wave of newer immigrants today.

Settling into a new life while staying connected to one's country of origin is a challenge that many immigrants face. Levitt, based on research done in the field, explores the hardships associated with negotiating two cultures and identities.

A captivating tale of four Dominican sisters' experiences as young adults who move to the United States. Through an array of short stories, this book captures the heart of the immigrant experience.

A young Jewish girl from New York's Lower East Side rebels against the tyranny and chauvinism of her immigrant father, determined to assert her freedom and independence.

Call It Sleep" is the magnificent story of David Schearl, the " dangerously imaginative" child coming of age in the slums of New York.

Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fukú--the curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love.

When his Indian immigrant parents give him an odd name, a boy must struggle towards manhood suffering the burdens of this name as well as the conflicting loyalties of his heritage.

Narratives surrounding Ben Loy and Mei Oi overlap with those of their fathers in an insightful juxtaposition of Chinese traditions and “new” American cultural constructs.

Two generations of Chinese-American women struggle against maintaining footholds in tradition and new cultural protocols. In the end, though, everything relates back to the importance of family connections.

Lucy leaves the West Indies hoping to slough off the yoke of British influence, taking up a job as an au pair in the United States. But that comes with its own set of ethnic, filial, professional and sexual anxieties.

Robert Olen Butler earned a Pulitzer Prize for his short story collection recounting the stories of several Vietnamese immigrants who now call Louisiana home.