immigrants

Bich Nguyen chronicles her difficult coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she struggled to fit in as one of the few Vietnamese girls in her school, where she tried to adapt to the traditional American ideal of "normal.".

A collection of essays that offers varying perspectives on issues related to illegal immigration.

Ismet Prcic, a young Bosnian who escaped war and ended up living in California, tries to deal with his experiences by writing everything down, sharing moments from his childhood, letters to his mother, and details about the life of another man, who may not be real and was part of an elite group of soldiers.

Contains three pairs of essays that offer opposing opinions on issues related to the civil rights of immigrants since September 11, 2001, discussing the right to legal counsel, indefinite detention, and the right of access to deportation hearings.

Discusses the massive influx if immigrants through Ellis Island from the late nineteenth century through World War II and the Cold War, covering the resulting ideological debates and new arrivals' encounter with corruption, harsh conditions, and political scheming.

Explores Amendment XIV of the Constitution through primary and secondary sources. Chapters put the amendment in historical context, examine how it has been tested in the courts and presents current controversies.

Explore various Constitutional amendments through primary and secondary sources, both historical and contemporary.

Doriel Waldman, a European Jew living in New York City, seeks out a psychoanalyst to help him deal with the ghosts of his past and the secrets of his parents, resistance fighters and survivors of World War II who died in an accident after the war.

Bullied because of the English father he barely remembers, fourteen-year-old Liam gladly leaves Connemara, Ireland, in 1901 with his uncle and sister, but his problems follow them to Hell's Kitchen in New York City, until he finds a way to leave the past behind.

Juana, abandoned when her mother is jailed, heads for the United States in search of her father who left years earlier to find work and meets a young prostitute who plays a major role in the course of the rest of her life.