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Green card youth voices : immigration stories from a Fargo High School / written by the students from Fargo South High School.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Wise Ink Creative Publishing, 2017Description: 149 pages : color portraits, color map ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780997496024
  • 0997496029
Subject(s): Summary: This book is a unique collection of thirty-one personal essays written by students from Fargo South High School. Coming from twenty-two different countries, these youth share stories of family, school, change, and dreams. The broad range of experiences and the honesty with which these young people tell their stories is captured here with inspiring clarity. Their reasons for immigrating are vast, but a common thread unites them; despite tremendous tribulation, these young people continue to work toward the futures of which they dream. Includes: 31 personal essays, 31 color portraits, links to the students' video narratives, study guide, glossary, with a foreword by Betty Gronneberg.
List(s) this item appears in: North Dakota
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 325.73 G795 Available 33111008166924
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 325.73 G795 Available 33111008753895
Not for Loan Not for Loan Main Library North Dakota Collection 325.73 G795 Not for loan 33111008745412
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Fargo High School" is a collection of thirty personal essays written by students from Fargo South High School. Included with each essay is a first-person video narrative. These are the memories, realities, and hopes of young people from twenty-two different countries, who by the turning of countless events were brought together into one classroom. In their own voices, these students describe their childhoods, reasons for leaving,first impressions of this land and dreams of how they will contribute to it. These digital and written stories highlight the resilience, bravery, and courage that these new Americans have gained as they have overcome tremendous adversity to be a part of this country. From classrooms to book clubs, from the individual interested in learning more about his immigrant neighbor to the business owner looking to understand her employees and business partners, this book is an important resource for allAmericans. The included video links, glossary, and study guide add a multimedia dimension to this already dynamic collection.

"Green Card Voices"--Page 4 of cover.

This book is a unique collection of thirty-one personal essays written by students from Fargo South High School. Coming from twenty-two different countries, these youth share stories of family, school, change, and dreams. The broad range of experiences and the honesty with which these young people tell their stories is captured here with inspiring clarity. Their reasons for immigrating are vast, but a common thread unites them; despite tremendous tribulation, these young people continue to work toward the futures of which they dream. Includes: 31 personal essays, 31 color portraits, links to the students' video narratives, study guide, glossary, with a foreword by Betty Gronneberg.

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