Our Stories Carried us Here by Tea Rozman

Our Stories Carried us Here by Tea Rozman

"Eleven storytellers chronicle their journeys from places all over the world--including Guatemala, Chad, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan--to the United States.

Each story compellingly details a variety of experiences the individual immigrant or refugee had, highlighting differences between stories that too often are lumped together or not given an opportunity to be heard. Each storyteller was paired with an illustrator from a similar linguistic and cultural heritage. The thoughtfulness of the matches shines through, as every panel authentically conveys the narrators' poignant and emotional memories, highlighting the beauty of their homelands and the cultures they still identify with. The narratives show the struggles and triumphs of acclimating to a new language, culture, and worldview as well as dealing with obstacles like racism and microaggressions...

Will strongly evoke both thought-provoking insights and empathy."--KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW

Green Card Voices presents a bold and unconventional collection of first-person stories told and illustrated by immigrants and refugees living across the United States. Stanford scientist, deaf student, indigenous activist, Black entrepreneur--all immigrants and refugees--recount journeys from their home countries in ten vibrantly illustrated stories. Faced by unfamiliar vistas, they are welcomed with possibilities, and confronted by challenges and prejudice. Timely, sobering, and insightful, Our Stories Carried Us Here acts as a mirror and a light to connect us all with immigrant and refugee experiences.

Vang, Julie: - Julie Vang is a writer and the Program Manager at Green Card Voices. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a Bachelors in Family Social Science and a minor in Asian American Studies. She is Hmong-American with over six years of policy and programming experience.

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ISBN 13	9781949523225
ISBN 10	1949523225
Title	Our Stories Carried us Here
Author	Tea Rozman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Green Card Voices
Year published	2022-10-20
Number of pages	216
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.