America Is Immigrants
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
A gorgeously illustrated collection featuring inspiring immigrants from every country in the world, celebrating the incredible range of what it means to be an American
This dazzling volume brings American immigrant stories to life in short biographies written by award-winning writer Sara Nović, with charming full-color illustrations by Alison Kolesar. At a time when public debate is focused on who belongs in America, this book honors the crucial contributions of our friends and neighbors who have chosen to make this country their home.
Featured within are war heroes and fashion designers, Supreme Court justices and pop stars, athletes and civil rights leaders, as well as:
• the doctors who saved Ronald Reagan’s life
• the creators of iconic American products like Levi’s, Chevy cars and trucks, and Nathan’s Famous hot dogs
• the scientists who contributed to the Manhattan Project
• the architects behind landmarks of the American skyline like the World Financial Center in New York City, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and the Sears Tower in Chicago
• Plus these familiar names from every walk of life:
Madeleine Albright • Isabel Allende • Mario Andretti • Desi Arnaz • Isaac Asimov • George Balanchine • Sergey Brin • Gisele Bündchen • Willem de Kooning • Oscar de la Renta • Marlene Dietrich • Albert Einstein • Alfred Hitchcock • Arianna Huffington • Enrique Iglesias • Iman • Grace Jones • Henry Kissinger • Mila Kunis • Hedy Lamarr • Yo-Yo Ma • Miriam Makeba • Pedro Martínez • Joni Mitchell • Sidney Poitier • Wolfgang Puck • Rihanna • Knute Rockne • M. Night Shyamalan • Gene Simmons • Nikola Tesla • the von Trapps • Elie Wiesel • Anna Wintour
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this inspiring collection of page-long biographies, accompanied by portraits, novelist Novic (Girl at War) and illustrator Kolesar tell the stories of immigrants to the U.S. from roughly 200 countries. The sheer scope of the profiles, along with the vivid illustrations, gives depth and meaning to a phrase thrown around frequently in response to the Trump administration's treatment of asylum seekers and other immigrants. Those profiled include celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson (from Ethiopia by way of Sweden); Albert Einstein (from Germany); Lhakpa Sherpa (from Nepal), the first woman to summit Mount Everest; Peggielene Bartels, ruler of her Ghanaian hometown and administrative assistant in the Ghanaian embassy in Washington, D.C.; 9/11 first responder Mohammad Salman Hamdani (from Pakistan); Louisa Benson Craig, who led an army and won beauty pageants in her native Myanmar before moving to the U.S. and becoming an advocate for refugees; and artists and entertainers galore. Readers who can look past the way the book's framing glosses over Native Americans' experiences and contributions will find this stirring collection easy to dip into and appropriate for all ages.
