Journeys : an American story / compiled by Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas.

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 var...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tisch, Andrew (Editor, Contributor)
Skafidas, Mary (Editor, Contributor)
Boxer, Barbara (Contributor)
Halbritter, Ray, 1951- (Contributor)
Language:English
Published: New York : RosettaBooks, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Immigrants > United States > History.
Autobiographies > United States.
United States > Biography.
Boxer, Barbara.
Halbritter, Ray, > 1951-
Skafidas, Mary.
Tisch, Andrew.
Emigration and immigration.
Autobiographies > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Biographies.
HISTORY > Essays.
HISTORY > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Autobiographies.
Immigrants.
United States.
Essay.
Biography.
Essays.
Biographies.
History.
Essais.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Essay.
Essays.
History.
Essais.
Physical Description:xiv, 328 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.