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Minorities -- United States -- Biography.
Cultural pluralism -- United States.
Assimilation (Sociology) -- United States.
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Minorities -- United States -- Biography.
Cultural pluralism -- United States.
Assimilation (Sociology) -- United States.
MARC Display
American
like
me
:
reflections
on
life
between
cultures
/ edited by America Ferrera with E. Cayce Dumont.
Gallery Books, 2018.
Call #:
920.073 A512
Subjects
Minorities -- United States -- Biography.
Cultural pluralism -- United States.
Assimilation (Sociology) -- United States.
ISBN:
9781501180910 (hc.)
Edition:
1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
Description:
xxii, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Essayists: Reshma Saujani -- Al Madrigal -- Jenny Zhang -- Bambadjan Bamba -- Padma Lakshmi -- Randall Park -- Roxane Gay -- Carmen Perez -- Issa Rae -- Diane Guerrero -- Joy Cho -- Liza Koshy -- Kumail Nanjiani -- Michelle Kwan -- Geen Rocero -- Frank Waln -- Auli'i Cravalho -- Jeremy Lin -- America Ferrera -- Ravi Patel -- Lin-Manuel Miranda -- Tanaya Winder -- Wilmer Valderrama -- Anna Akana -- Laurie Hernandez -- Kal Penn -- Anjelah Johnson-Reyes -- Martin Sensmeier -- Carmen Carrera -- Uzo Aduba -- Linda Sarsour -- Joaquin Castro.
Summary:
"From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up
between
cultures
. America Ferrera has always felt wholly
American
, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents' homeland and Honduran culture. Speaking Spanish at home, having Saturday-morning-salsa-dance-parties in the kitchen, and eating tamales alongside apple pie at Christmas never seemed at odds with her
American
identity. Still, she yearned to see that identity reflected in the larger
American
narrative. Now, in
American
Like
Me
, America invites thirty-one of her friends, peers, and heroes to share their stories about
life
between
cultures
. We know them as actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, artists, and writers. However, they are also immigrants, children or grandchildren of immigrants, indigenous people, or people who otherwise grew up with deep and personal connections to more than one culture. Each of them struggled to establish a sense of self, find belonging, and feel seen. And they call themselves
American
enthusiastically, reluctantly, or not at all. Ranging from the heartfelt to the hilarious, their stories shine a light on a quintessentially
American
experience and will appeal to anyone with a complicated relationship to family, culture, and growing up."--From publisher.
Other authors:
Ferrera, America, 1984-
Dumont, E. Cayce, 1975-
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