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Journey to America : celebrating inspiring immigrants who became brilliant scientists, game-changing activists & amazing entertainers

2022

Format:	Book
Author:	Abidi, Maliha, 1995- author, illustrator.
Title:	Journey to America : celebrating inspiring immigrants who became brilliant scientists, game-changing activists & amazing entertainers / written and illustrated by Maliha Abidi.
Publisher, Date:	Bellevue, WA : Becker & mayer! kids, 2022.
Description:	95 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:	Presents brief biographies of twenty first and second-generation immigrants whose contributions to science, entertainment, politics, and business helped shape the United States. Sidebars feature numerous historical and political facts about the immigration process, including an explanation of the difference between a permanent resident and a citizen, a look at various types of immigrants, and a sample citizenship test.
Subjects:	Immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Children of immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature. Immigrants -- Juvenile literature. Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genre:	Biographies.
Contents:	Science. Kalpana Chawla ; I.M. Pei ; Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu ; Albert Einstein -- Entertainment. Tan France ; Camila Cabello ; M. Night Shyamalan ; Natalie Portman ; Rihanna ; Dikembe Mutombo -- Politics. Ilhan Omar ; Arnold Schwarzenegger ; Alexander Hamilton -- Business. Sergey Brin ; Indra Nooyi -- Children of immigrants. Walt Disney ; Michelle Kwan ; Kamala Harris ; America Ferrara ; Barack Obama.
LCCN:	2021950392
ISBN:	9780760371220 0760371229
System Availability:	1
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Call Number:	E 920.009 Adidi Journey
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Twenty profiles of first- and second--generation immigrants are shared in this collective biography, including individuals such as President Barack Obama, actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, and astronaut Kalpana Chawla. The book is organized into five categories---Science, Entertainment, Politics, Business, and Children of Immigrants--and each profile consists of an illustration of the individual, a two-page biography, and an additional informative page. Profiles cover each subject's early life, the struggles they overcame, their journey to America, and their incredible accomplishments. The additional informative pages delve into such topics as the history of migration and immigration, important historical events, citizenship, contributions by many other immigrants, and more. Each illustration contains a realistic portrait of the individual interwoven with other images pertinent to their lives. Biographies are succinct, providing a solid overview of each person's life and accomplishments. An inspiring collection that shines a spotlight on the life-changing contributions made by immigrants, sure to encourage young readers to follow their dreams.

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A collection of 20 profiles of first- and second-generation immigrants from around the world who have impacted American life. Organized into five sections (science, entertainment, politics, business, and children of immigrants), the book features well-known individuals such as physicist Albert Einstein, who fled Nazi Germany for the United States, and singer Rihanna, whose musical talent brought her to the United States from Barbados, as well as potentially lesser-known subjects such as astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-born woman to travel to space. While the book showcases a wide breadth of individuals--among them Ilhan Omar, Tan France, Alexander Hamilton, and I.M. Pei--it's unclear how and why they were chosen. Accompanied by striking portraits, the brief entries offer only limited explorations of the subjects' lives, often flattening complex topics such as race and class. For example, Cuban-born singer/songwriter Camilla Cabello's experience crossing the U.S.--Mexico border as an undocumented child is lumped into the same section as actress Natalie Portman's story of emigrating from Israel to the United States, where Portman's mother grew up. Sidebars break up the text but provide only superficial examinations of, for instance, immigration law and what it means to be an undocumented immigrant. A confusing assortment of immigrant stories too short and vague to be informative or engaging. (Nonfiction. 8-12) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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Journey to America is a beautiful collection of biographies celebrating 25 of America's most inspiring immigrants.

Table of Contents

	Science
	Kalpana Chawla	p. 8
	LM.Pei	p. 12
	Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu	p. 16
	Albert Einstein	p. 20
	Entertainment
	Tan France	p. 26
	Camila Cabello	p. 30
	M. Night Shyamalan	p. 34
	Natalie Portman	p. 38
	Rihanna	p. 42
	Dikembe Mutombo	p. 46
	Politics
	Ilhan Omar	p. 52
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	p. 56
	Alexander Hamilton	p. 60
	Business
	Sergey Brin	p. 66
	Indra Nooyi	p. 70
	Children of Immigrants
	Walt Disney	p. 76
	Michelle Kwan	p. 80
	Kamala Harris	p. 84
	America Ferrara	p. 88
	Barack Obama	p. 92

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