Newcomer
- ISBN-10
- 0557280702
- ISBN-13
- 9780557280704
- Category
- Cuban Americans
- Pages
- 138
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-01-30
- Publisher
- Lulu.com
- Author
- Manuel Ballagas
Description
'Newcomer' opens an uncanny window to the hopes and struggles of newly-arrived immigrants in the United States. With a language that combines humor and wit, Manuel Ballagas looks back at his first years in America, and reflects on all the hard work it took him to succeed as a journalist.
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