EAN: 9780525565925

A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO AMERICA FOR THE IMMIGRANT ...

A stirring  witty  and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from
someone who has lived it. Hakakian's love letter to the nation that took her in [is also] a
timely reminder of what millions of human beings endure when they uproot their lives to become
Americans by choice (The Boston Globe).Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates
about immigrants in the United States  this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what
the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a guide for the newly
arrived  and providing practical information and advice  Roya Hakakian  an immigrant herself 
reveals what those who settle here love about the country  what they miss about their homes 
the cruelty of some Americans  and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture
of life in a new place in all its complexity  laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as
she discusses race  sex  love  death  consumerism  and what it is like to be from a country
that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account
invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others  making it possible for us to rediscover our
many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing
painful contradictions that are unique to this place  A Beginner's Guide to America is
Hakakian's candid love letter to America.

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