Title:
Journeys : an American story / compiled by Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas.
Author:
Tisch, Andrew, editor of compilation, contributor.
Skafidas, Mary, editor of compilation, contributor.
Boxer, Barbara, contributor.
Halbritter, Ray, contributor.
Publication Information:
New York : RosettaBooks, 2018.
©2018
Call Number:
E184.A1 J694 2018
Abstract:
Comprises approximately 68 autobiographical narratives by immigrants or their family members, and a few other pieces.
"Every family has a story of how they arrived in America, whether it was a few months, years, decades, or centuries ago. 'Journeys: An American Story' celebrates the vastness and variety of immigration tales in America, featuring seventy-two essays about the different ways we got here. This is a collection of family lore, some that has been passed down through generations, and some that is being created right now."--Front flap of dust jacket.
"'Journeys' captures the quintessential idea of the American dream. The individuals in this book are only a part of the brilliant mosaic of people who came to this country and made it what it is today. Read about the governor's grandfathers who dug ditches and cleaned sewers, laying the groundwork for a budding nation; how a future cabinet secretary crossed the ocean at age eleven on a cargo ship; about a young boy who fled violence in Budapest to become one of the most celebrated players of American football; the girl who escaped persecution to become the first Vietnamese American woman ever elected to the US congress; or the limo driver whose family took a seventy-year detour before finally arriving at his original destination, along with many other fascinating tales of extraordinary and everyday Americans. In association with the New-York Historical Society, Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas have reached out to a variety of notable figures to contribute an enlightening and unique account of their family's immigration story. All profits will be donated to the New-York Historical Society and the Statue of Liberty--Ellis Island Foundation."--Front flap of dust jacket.
Geographic Term:
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781948122016
Physical Description:
xiv, 328 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The New Colossus / by Emma Lazarus -- Our Journey -- The Changers -- The Lovers -- The Originals -- The Rescuers -- The Seekers -- The Strivers -- The Survivors -- The Trailblazers -- The Undocumented -- The Institutions -- Write Your Own Story -- American Renewal -- Acknowledgments.
The New Colossus / by Emma Lazarus -- Our Journey -- The Changers: Cory Booker - Angela Warnick Buchdahl - A'Leila Bundles - Gabrielle Giffords - Peter Gogolak - Linda Hills - Wes Moore - Morris Sarnoff - Marlo Thomas - John Zaccaro, Jr -- The Lovers: Alan Alda - Arlene Alda - John Calvelli - Elaine L. Chao - Kevin Chavrous - Mary Choi - Bradley Hirschfield - Deborah Norville -- The Originals: Ray Halbritter -- The Rescuers: Jon & Mary Kaye Huntsman - Zach Iscol - Ryan Platt - Debora Spar - Matt Tomasic -- The Seekers: Karim Abouelnaga - Ahmed Ahmed - Ashok Amritraj - Barbara Boxer - Amanda Loyola - Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz - Dr. Mehmet Oz - Gina Raimondo - Mayo Stuntz Jr. -- The Strivers: Michael R. Bloomberg - Joseph Bower - Andrew Cuomo - Ben Freeman - Peter Blair Henry - Declan Kelly - Jackie Koppell - Funa & Nonso Maduka - Mario Neiman - Tim Scott - Mary Skafidas - Jane Wang -- The Survivors: Adem T. Bunkeddeko - Nataliya Demchenko - Misha Galperin - David Harris - Daniel Lubetzky - Stephanie Murphy - Jane Swift - Andrew Tisch - Jan Vilcek -- The Trailblazers: Tony Bennet - Lisa Birnbach - Eugene Dattel - Mitchell Gold - Irshad Manji - "Mohammed" - Laura W. Murphy - Nancy Pelosi - Mao Ye -- The Undocumented: Richard Uscher Levine - Erick Meza - Juliana Perez-Calle - Helen Polychronopoulos - Nasser Yaghoobzadeh -- The Institutions: American Ballet Theatre - Monticello - New-York Historical Society - UJAF / Catholic Charities -- Write Your Own Story -- American Renewal -- Acknowledgments.
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