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Illegally yours : a memoir / Rafael Agustin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 289 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538705940
  • 153870594X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
American ninja -- Field of dreams -- Doctors with borders -- Oliver Stone's office -- Don't speak Spanish -- Alien life form -- April 29, 1992 -- Nuthin' but a G Thang -- A dog named Monsieur -- Under the table -- Becoming Zack Morris -- The big news -- Rolling papers -- The American Revolution -- The illegal presidency -- Campus ministry -- Free Rafa -- Machismo facade -- Stuck in Tijuana -- Ma and Pa Kent -- How to disappoint your immigrant parents without even trying -- Affirmative action cookie sale -- The old man and the parking lot -- The deported -- The comedy with the name nobody wants to say -- Guy in Kentucky -- Tom Bradley international -- George Washington's right-hand man.
Summary: "What happens when the all-American high school student discovers he's undocumented? Rafa's parents didn't want him to grow up feeling different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." Rafa had no idea of his immigration status until he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school. Suddenly, his perfectly curated and slightly racist (race-ish, if you will) American life came undone. While his parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in front of their son, Rafa found himself completely unraveling in the face of his uncertain future. Illegally Yours is a heartwarming, comical look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school life, his parents' work lives, and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans, determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence. From stories of how he used the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez "Latin Explosion" to his social advantage in the 90s to how his parents, who were doctors in their home country of Ecuador, were reduced to working menial jobs in the US. The family's secret became their struggle, and their struggle became their hustle. An exploration of race within the Latinx community, Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography AGUSTIN, R. A284 Available 33111010865133
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A funny and poignant memoir about how as a teenager, TV writer Rafael Agustin ( Jane The Virgin ) accidentally discovered he was undocumented and how that revelation turned everything he thought he knew about himself and his family upside down.



Growing up, Rafa's parents didn't want him to feel different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." But when he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school, his parents were forced to reveal his immigration status. Suddenly, the kid who modeled his entire high school career after American TV shows had no idea what to do -- there was no episode of Saved by the Bell where Zack gets deported! While his parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in front of their son, Rafa found himself completely unraveling in the face of his uncertain future.



Illegally Yours is a heartwarming, comical look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school life, his parents' work lives, and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans, determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence. From using the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez "Latin Explosion" to his social advantage in the '90s to how his parents--doctors in their home country of Ecuador--were reduced to working menial jobs in the US, the family's secret became their struggle, and their struggle became their hustle. An alternatingly hilarious and touching exploration of belonging and identity, Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?

American ninja -- Field of dreams -- Doctors with borders -- Oliver Stone's office -- Don't speak Spanish -- Alien life form -- April 29, 1992 -- Nuthin' but a G Thang -- A dog named Monsieur -- Under the table -- Becoming Zack Morris -- The big news -- Rolling papers -- The American Revolution -- The illegal presidency -- Campus ministry -- Free Rafa -- Machismo facade -- Stuck in Tijuana -- Ma and Pa Kent -- How to disappoint your immigrant parents without even trying -- Affirmative action cookie sale -- The old man and the parking lot -- The deported -- The comedy with the name nobody wants to say -- Guy in Kentucky -- Tom Bradley international -- George Washington's right-hand man.

"What happens when the all-American high school student discovers he's undocumented? Rafa's parents didn't want him to grow up feeling different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." Rafa had no idea of his immigration status until he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school. Suddenly, his perfectly curated and slightly racist (race-ish, if you will) American life came undone. While his parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in front of their son, Rafa found himself completely unraveling in the face of his uncertain future. Illegally Yours is a heartwarming, comical look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school life, his parents' work lives, and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans, determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence. From stories of how he used the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez "Latin Explosion" to his social advantage in the 90s to how his parents, who were doctors in their home country of Ecuador, were reduced to working menial jobs in the US. The family's secret became their struggle, and their struggle became their hustle. An exploration of race within the Latinx community, Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?"-- Provided by publisher.

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