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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHyperion Press
ISBN-10078686589X
ISBN-139780786865895
eBay Product ID (ePID)20038907080
Product Key Features
Book TitleBecoming American : Personal Essays by First Generation Immigrant Women
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen, Sociology / General, Emigration & Immigration, General
Publication Year2000
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMeri Nana-AMA Danquah
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-037345
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal305.48/9691
SynopsisThis collection of original essays, the first of its sort, written by first generation women immigrants, offers a glimpse into the process of assimilation. Edited and with an introduction by a noted young Ghanaian-American author, this book includes selections by widely acclaimed authors such as Lucy Grealy, and Judith Ortiz-Cofer, alongside the works of other writers.