Deals with the massive uprooting and the fragmentation of our society as people move from job to job and city to city.
"Today Asia provides four times as many newcomers to America as does all of Europe, and millions of other would-be U.S. citizens pour in yearly from throughout the non-European world....
A Nation of Strangers
H 'H \~Vhere I come from, the soldier cracked, “we tell boys like you what to do.” Adams kept his cool, told him to douse his cigarette, and added that they'd discuss the comment later. “After the inspection,” Adams said with a smile, ...
. This is a smart, respectful and compelling book." —Jason DeParle, The New York Times Book Review When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, a bewildered nation turned to Strangers in Their Own Land to understand what Trump ...
“If you can remember a song, Coley-Boley, you've got to remember that, too.” “Well, thanks for reminding me. I knew you were good for something. But if you could stop calling me Coley-Boley, that'd be awesome.” “It's a nickname, a term ...
The author's teenage years growing up in Redding, Connecticut facing social and scholastic stress as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spanning the entire twentieth century and encompassing immigration policies, the nationalistic fallout from both world wars, the civil rights movement, and nation-building efforts in the postcolonial era, The Liberty of Strangers advances a ...
Edited by the cultural director of MoveOn.org, It Takes a Nation tells the extraordinary story of how thousands of Americans came together to provide shelter, sustenance, and hope to survivors...
Then thousands. Around the nation, Brian’s poetry crusade drew countless converts from all walks of life. In The Poetry of Strangers, Brian tells the story of his cross-country journey in a series of heartfelt and insightful essays.