Green card youth voices : immigration stories from a Minneapolis high school / Zaynab Abdi [and thirty others] ; Tea Rozman Clark and Rachel Mueller, editors.
aA unique collection of thirty personal essays written by students from Wellstone International High School. Coming from thirteen different countries, these youth share stories of family, school, change, and dreams. Although their reasons for immigrating are vast, a common thread unites them; despite tremendous tribulation, these young people continue to work toward the futures of which they dream. Includes a study guide and glossary.
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- ISBN: 9781949523003
- ISBN: 1949523004
- Physical Description: axi, 141 pages : color portraits, color map ; 23 cm.
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- Formatted Contents Note:
- World map -- Personal essays (Zaynab Abdi : Yemen -- Luis Angel Santos Henriquez : El Salvador -- Ayan Arbow : Somalia -- Mohamed Abdiwahab : Ethiopia -- Nanah Jalloh : Sierra Leone -- Willian Alonzo : Guatemala -- Zamzam Shukri : Somalia -- Yonis Ahmed : Ethiopia -- Jennifer Nsez Paz : Honduras -- Abdulahi Osman : Somalia -- Nathaly Carchi : Ecuador -- Kayd Falug : Ethiopia -- Zamzam Ahmed : Kenya -- Yonis Yusuf : Kenya -- Dorett Nguelefack : Cameroon -- Khadar Muhumed : Ethiopia -- Jennifer Erraez : Ecuador -- Abdinasir Hussein : Somalia -- Safiya Ahmed : Kenya -- Aksum & Tsion Woldeyes : Ethiopia -- Quan Guan : China -- Abdirahman Hirad : Somolia -- Alexandra Irrazabal : Ecuador -- Ikrem Nuru : Ethiopia -- Wendy Saint-Felix : Haiti -- Fosiya Hussein : Somalia -- Eduardo Lopez : Mexico -- Keriya Hassan : Ethiopia -- Ahmed Ahmed : Somalia).
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- Immigrants > Minnesota.
Children of immigrants > United States > Biography.
Immigrants > United States > Biography.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Biography. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | YA 305.906 GRE (Text) | 33114018233494 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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aA unique collection of thirty personal essays written by students from Wellstone International High School. Coming from thirteen different countries, these youth share stories of family, school, change, and dreams. Although their reasons for immigrating are vast, a common thread unites them; despite tremendous tribulation, these young people continue to work toward the futures of which they dream. Includes a study guide and glossary.
