Illegal [electronic resource] : reflections of an undocumented immigrant

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자료유형	e-Book
서명/저자사항	Illegal [electronic resource]: reflections of an undocumented immigrant / Jose? A?ngel N.
개인저자	N., Jose? A?ngel.
발행사항	Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2014.
형태사항	1 online resource.
총서사항	Latinos in Chicago and Midwest
기타형태 저록	Print version: N., Jose? A?ngel. Illegal 9780252038310
ISBN	9780252096181 (electronic bk.) 0252096185 (electronic bk.) 1306407079 (electronic bk.) 9781306407076 (electronic bk.)
요약	"A day after N. first crossed the U.S. border from Mexico, he was caught and then released onto the streets of Tijuana. Undeterred, N. crawled back through a tunnel to San Diego, where he entered the United States forever. Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant is his timely and compelling memoir of building a new life in America. Authorial anonymity is required to protect this life. Arriving in the 1990s with a 9th grade education, N. traveled to Chicago where he found access to ESL classes and GED classes. He eventually attended college and graduate school and became a professional translator. Despite having a well-paying job, N. was isolated by a lack of official legal documentation. Travel concerns made big promotions out of reach. Vacation time was spent hiding at home, pretending that he was on a long-planned trip. The simple act of purchasing his girlfriend a beer at a Cubs baseball game caused embarrassment and shame when N. couldn't produce a valid ID. A frustrating contradiction, N. lived in a luxury high-rise condo but couldn't fully live the American dream. He did, however, find solace in the one gift America gave him--his education. Ultimately, N.'s is the story of the triumph of education over adversity. In Illegal he debunks the stereotype that undocumented immigrants are freeloaders without access to education or opportunity for advancement. With bravery and honesty, N. details the constraints, deceptions, and humiliations that characterize alien life "amid the shadows." "--
해제	Provided by publisher.
주제명(개인명)	N., Jose? A?ngel. N., Jose? A?ngel.
주제명(지명)	United States --Emigration and immigration --Social aspects.
일반주제명	Illegal aliens --Illinois --Chicago --Biography. Mexicans --Illinois --Chicago --Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Scientists & Psychologists. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies.
분류기호(DDC)	305.868820787311
언어	영어
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