A People Called American - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A People Called American write by Charlie Chisholm. This book was released on 2021-03-31. A People Called American available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tommy, like many children in school today, learns daily about his people's collective ancestral guilt and the negative legacy of his country, America. All positive narratives about his people's history are absent, so he struggles to find pride in himself and his country. In despair, Tommy asks his father why his ancestors came to America in the first place, and is then told the wonderful story of their journey to freedom. Tommy's ancestors in Europe were poor and exploited by cruel noblemen and foreign elites. They left their homelands behind for America, the land of opportunity, where they would have greater control over their destiny and discover opportunities that were unavailable to them in Europe. In the New Land, they built a nation with other immigrants from Europe and freed themselves from injustice by becoming "American." A People Called American celebrates the diversity of European immigrants that made America such a unique and prosperous nation, and is an essential book for parents unsatisfied with the historical accounts presented to their children through the mainstream education system. Author and illustrator Charlie Chisholm's unique artistic style and vibrant watercolor illustrations bring this uplifting story to life, and will inspire confidence in young White children continually subjected to lectures about their allegedly shameful past by establishing healthy values in them and countering the antagonistic narratives about their people and their nation. Teaching our children early on that it is natural to be proud of their heritage and the country their ancestors built is crucial for cultivating in them a positive identity, and A People Called American is an important learning tool that will assist parents in guiding them in the right direction.
Call Me American
Call Me American - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Call Me American write by Abdi Nor Iftin. This book was released on 2019-05-07. Call Me American available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop and watching action films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. When U.S. marines landed in Mogadishu to take on the warlords, Abdi cheered the arrival of these Americans, who seemed as heroic as those of the movies. Sporting American clothes and dance moves, he became known around Mogadishu as Abdi American, but when the radical Islamist group al-Shabaab rose to power in 2006, it became dangerous to celebrate Western culture. Desperate to make a living, Abdi used his language skills to post secret dispatches, which found an audience of worldwide listeners. Eventually, though, Abdi was forced to flee to Kenya. In an amazing stroke of luck, Abdi won entrance to the U.S. in the annual visa lottery, though his route to America did not come easily. Parts of his story were first heard on the BBC World Service and This American Life. Now a proud resident of Maine, on the path to citizenship, Abdi Nor Iftin's dramatic, deeply stirring memoir is truly a story for our time: a vivid reminder of why America still beckons to those looking to make a better life.
Call Me American (Adapted for Young Adults)
Call Me American (Adapted for Young Adults) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Call Me American (Adapted for Young Adults) write by Abdi Nor Iftin. This book was released on 2021-08-10. Call Me American (Adapted for Young Adults) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Adapted from the adult memoir, this gripping and acclaimed story follows one boy's journey into young adulthood, against the backdrop of civil war and his ultimate immigration to America in search of a better life. Abdi Nor Iftin grew up amidst a blend of cultures, far from the United States. At home in Somalia, his mother entertained him with vivid folktales and bold stories detailing her rural, nomadic upbrinding. As he grew older, he spent his days following his father, a basketball player, through the bustling streets of the capital city of Mogadishu. But when the threat of civil war reached Abdi's doorstep, his family was forced to flee to safety. Through the turbulent years of war, young Abdi found solace in popular American music and films. Nicknamed Abdi the American, he developed a proficiency for English that connected him--and his story--with news outlets and radio shows, and eventually gave him a shot at winning the annual U.S. visa lottery. Abdi shares every part of his journey, and his courageous account reminds readers that everyone deserves the chance to build a brighter future for themselves. FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!
America Calling
America Calling - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook America Calling write by Rajika Bhandari. This book was released on 2021-09-14. America Calling available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Growing up in middle-class India, Rajika Bhandari has seen generations of her family look westward, where an American education means status and success. But she resists the lure of America because those who left never return—they all become flies trapped in honey in a land of opportunity. As a young woman, however, she finds herself heading to a US university to study, following her heart and a relationship. When that relationship ends and she fails in her attempt to move back to India as a foreign-educated woman, she returns to the US and finds herself in a job where the personal is political and professional: she is immersed in the lives of international students who come to America from over 200 countries, the universities that attract them, and the tangled web of immigration that a student must navigate. An unflinching and insightful narrative that explores the global appeal of a Made in America education that is a bridge to America’s successful past and to its future, America Calling is both a deeply personal story of Bhandari’s search for her place and voice, and an incisive analysis of America’s relationship with the rest of the world through the most powerful tool of diplomacy: education. At a time of growing nationalism, a turning inward, and fear of the “other,” America Calling is ultimately a call to action to keep America’s borders—and minds—open.
A People's History of the United States
A People's History of the United States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A People's History of the United States write by Howard Zinn. This book was released on 2003-02-04. A People's History of the United States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.
