{"product_id":"immigration-words-of-change-series-isbn-9781632173966","title":"Immigration (Words of Change series)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gift book of quotes that opens up the immigrant experience. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore one of the most-talked about issues of our time in this vibrant collection. These thought-provoking quotes offer readers understanding, personal stories, and inspiration in a beautiful package. Compiled by hiphop artist Anik Khan, these quotes offer a fresh perspective on a hot-button topic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the founders of the United States, immigrants all, to the Dreamers of today, people have always come to America to share their gifts and contribute to the American dream. Quotes from the famous and the unknown give this book a unique perspective. Hear what celebrities from Kerry Washington to Hasan Minhaj to Zendaya, as well as political thinkers from JFK to AOC, have to say about immigration. \u003cb\u003eAt once an homage and a call to action, this is a wonderful gift for new immigrants and first-generation Americans, as well as all those whose ancestors sought their fortunes in this land.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnik Khan\u003c\/b\u003e is a hip hop artist whose experience as an immigrant informs his music and is the essence of his musical persona. His TEDx talk, “Finding Your Mustard Oil” explores the positive effects of spotlighting niche cultures. Anik is the subject of “Street Level,” an episode of PBS’s NAACP Image Award®-nominated documentary series \u003ci\u003eIn the Making\u003c\/i\u003e. Anik is also an entrepreneur whose ventures include NYC’s Kolkata Chai Company as well as a series of successful capsule clothing pop-ups. He's been profiled in P\u003ci\u003eaper Magazine, Esquire, New York, Teen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and on \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered.\u003c\/i\u003e Anik has collaborated with a variety of other artists, from comedian Hasan Minhaj to musicians such as Jidenna and Burna Boy. Check out www.wesoforeign.com to learn more.\u003cbr\u003e Everyone who immigrates comes to a place where they are foreigners,\u003cbr\u003ewhere they may not speak the language or look like the other people\u003cbr\u003ethere, or even understand the basic customs of everyday life; a place\u003cbr\u003ewhere they may be regarded as second-class citizens, even though in\u003cbr\u003emany ways the work they do forms the foundation of life for every other\u003cbr\u003ecitizen in their new country. In America, as in so many other nations,\u003cbr\u003eimmigrants are the backbone of the country—the health care workers,\u003cbr\u003efarmers, cab drivers, fruit pickers, cashiers, and other, often invisible\u003cbr\u003ebut essential workers without whom this country would fall apart.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book is for the unheard—a chance for them to say and hear\u003cbr\u003ethe things so often left unspoken. In addition to offering words from\u003cbr\u003enoteworthy people, it was important to me that I give voice to those who\u003cbr\u003edon’t usually get the chance to be heard on these kinds of platforms.\u003cbr\u003eI particularly wanted to share these quotes with younger immigrants,\u003cbr\u003eto show them that there are young people just like them who care about\u003cbr\u003eimmigration—not just these old white politicians who try to manipulate\u003cbr\u003eus with sugar-coated bullshit or poisonous anti-immigrant rhetoric.\u003cbr\u003eThese politicians don’t speak for us, nor have they cared to fundamentally\u003cbr\u003egovern or help Black and brown bodies. Instead, I wanted readers\u003cbr\u003eto hear from people who look just like them: rappers like Belly, singers\u003cbr\u003elike Rihanna, comedians like Hasan Minhaj.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book is for the cab driver who works a ten-hour shift to afford the kind of bike that his kid’s friends have. The cashier at the discount store who can’t work\u003cbr\u003eanywhere else until her paperwork is legal. The restaurant owner who\u003cbr\u003estarted with nothing and created a community through food. The nine year-\u003cbr\u003eolds who grow up way too fast and translate for their parents at the\u003cbr\u003egrocery store, the doctor’s office, the parent-teacher night. These are\u003cbr\u003emy superheroes. They are my America.--Anik Khan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I just want young people to embrace where they come from, be proud of it and share theirfamily’s history. This country was built on beautiful stories of immigrant heritage.\" —ZENDAYA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A country is not a hotel, and it’s not full. . . . In culture, we seek truth and understanding. . . . In culture we build bridges, not walls.\" — YO-YO MA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I don’t think people realize that the first illegal immigrants were European settlers.” — CRYSTAL GALINDO\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“If you want to find the realest American, find an immigrant. Ain’t nothin’ more American than an immigrant.” — MUSTAFA ALI","brand":"Spruce Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44865963753701,"sku":"NP9781632173966","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781632173966.jpg?v=1742916489","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/immigration-words-of-change-series-isbn-9781632173966","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}