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Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla.
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Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla.
Journalists -- United States -- 21st century -- Biography.
Noncitizens -- United States -- Biography.
Noncitizens -- United States -- Social conditions -- Biography.
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Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla.
Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla.
Journalists -- United States -- 21st century -- Biography.
Noncitizens -- United States -- Biography.
Noncitizens -- United States -- Social conditions -- Biography.
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The undocumented Americans /
Karla
Cornejo
Villavicencio
.
by
Cornejo
Villavicencio
,
Karla
.
One World, 2020.
Call #:
364.137 C813u
Subjects
Cornejo
Villavicencio
,
Karla
.
Journalists -- United States -- 21st century -- Biography.
Noncitizens -- United States -- Biography.
Noncitizens -- United States -- Social conditions -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780399592683 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xvii, 185 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185).
Summary:
"Traveling across the country, journalist
Karla
Cornejo
Villavicencio
risked arrest at every turn to report the extraordinary stories of her fellow undocumented Americans. Her subjects have every reason to be wary around reporters, but
Cornejo
Villavicencio
has unmatched access to their stories. Her work culminates in a stunning, essential read for our times. Born in Ecuador and brought to the United States when she was five years old,
Cornejo
Villavicencio
has lived the American Dream. Raised on her father's deliveryman income, she later became one of the first undocumented students admitted into Harvard. She is now a doctoral candidate at Yale University and has written for The New York Times. She weaves her own story among those of the eleven million undocumented who have been thrust into the national conversation today as never before. Looking well beyond the flashpoints of the border or the activism of the Dreamers,
Cornejo
Villavicencio
explores the lives of the undocumented as rarely seen in our daily headlines. In New York, we meet the undocumented workers who were recruited in the federally funded Ground Zero cleanup after 9/11. In Miami we enter the hidden botanicas, which offer witchcraft and homeopathy to those whose status blocks them from any other healthcare options. In Flint, Michigan, we witness how many live in fear as the government issues raids at grocery stores and demands identification before offering life-saving clean water. In her book, Undocumented America,
Cornejo
Villavicencio
powerfully reveals the hidden corners of our nation of immigrants. She brings to light remarkable stories of hope and resilience, and through them we come to understand what it truly means to be American."--From publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs.
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