29 Books in this collection

Immigration Collection

This collection of stories documents the immigrant's journey and the fears, hopes, and dreams of leaving their home land behind and beginning a new life.

Collection of 29 books: $386.55

Going Home, Coming Home

Calling the Water Drum

A Song for Cambodia

Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

All the Stars Denied

Grandfather's Story Cloth

Pie-Biter

Passage to Freedom

Amelia's Road

Goldfish and Chrysanthemums

Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic

Grandfather Counts

The Have a Good Day Café

A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada

Mama and Papa Have a Store

From North to South / Del Norte al Sur

Home At Last

Coming to America

When This World Was New

Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado

Xochitl and the Flowers / Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores

My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta allá

Dia's Story Cloth

The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza

Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas

Brothers in Hope

The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos

Journey Home

Mamá the Alien / Mamá la extraterrestre

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  • A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada
    By Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez
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    A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada

    A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada

    By Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez
    Bilingual English/Spanish. Young Jorgito has come to live in the Mission District of San Francisco, but he hasn't forgotten the unique beauty of El Salvador.

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  • A Song for Cambodia
    By Michelle Lord, Shino Arihara
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    A Song for Cambodia

    A Song for Cambodia

    By Michelle Lord, Shino Arihara
    The true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, Cambodian American musician and human rights activist, who as a young boy survived Khmer Rouge work camps by learning to play a musical instrument.

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  • All the Stars Denied
    By Guadalupe García McCall, Susan L. Roth
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    All the Stars Denied

    All the Stars Denied

    By Guadalupe García McCall, Susan L. Roth
    In a companion novel to her critically acclaimed Shame the Stars, Pura Belpré Award Winner Guadalupe García McCall tackles the hidden history of the United States and its first mass deportation that swept up hundreds of thousands of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression.

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  • Amelia's Road
    By Linda J. Altman, Enrique O. Sanchez
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    Amelia's Road

    Amelia's Road

    By Linda J. Altman, Enrique O. Sanchez
    A girl from a migrant worker family overcomes the hardship of moving by creating a special place for herself.

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  • Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic
    By Ginnie Lo, Beth Lo
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    Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic

    Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic

    By Ginnie Lo, Beth Lo
    When Jinyi and her family discover a soybean field, they begin a tradition that becomes a staple of the Chinese American community in the Midwest.

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  • Brothers in Hope
    The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
    By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
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    Brothers in Hope

    Brothers in Hope

    The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
    By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
    Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.

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  • Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
    By Juan Felipe Herrera, Elly Simmons
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    Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas

    Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas

    By Juan Felipe Herrera, Elly Simmons
    Bilingual English/Spanish. Calling the Doves is Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera's story of his migrant farmworker childhood.

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  • Calling the Water Drum
    By LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
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    Calling the Water Drum

    Calling the Water Drum

    By LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
    A moving story about a family's attempt to flee Haiti in a boat, and a young boy who bravely learns to navigate a new world through playing his drum.

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  • Coming to America
    A Muslim Family's Story
    By Bernard Wolf
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    Coming to America

    Coming to America

    A Muslim Family's Story
    By Bernard Wolf
    A photo-essay of a Muslim family from Egypt; their experiences living in America; and the sacrifices they make to have a better life.

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  • Dia's Story Cloth
    The Hmong People's Journey of Freedom
    By Dia Cha, Chue Cha, Nhia Thao Cha
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    Dia's Story Cloth

    Dia's Story Cloth

    The Hmong People's Journey of Freedom
    By Dia Cha, Chue Cha, Nhia Thao Cha
    A Hmong American tells of her people's search for freedom.

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  • Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado
    By Gloria Anzaldúa, Consuelo Mendez
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    Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado

    Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado

    By Gloria Anzaldúa, Consuelo Mendez
    Having crossed the Rio Grande into Texas with his mother in search of a new life, Joaquín receives help and friendship from Prietita a brave young Mexican American girl.

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  • From North to South / Del Norte al Sur
    By René Colato Laínez, Joe Cepeda
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    From North to South / Del Norte al Sur

    From North to South / Del Norte al Sur

    By René Colato Laínez, Joe Cepeda
    Bilingual English/Spanish. This nuanced picture book tackles the difficult and timely subject of family separation and deportation.

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      Going Home, Coming Home
      By Truong Tran, Ann Phong
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      Going Home, Coming Home

      Going Home, Coming Home

      By Truong Tran, Ann Phong
      Bilingual English/Vietnamese. This summer, Ami Chi is taking a trip to far off Vietnam, where the streets are crowded with zipping scooters and fruit is shaped like dragons and stars.

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    • Goldfish and Chrysanthemums
      By Andrea Cheng, Michelle Chang
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      Goldfish and Chrysanthemums

      By Andrea Cheng, Michelle Chang
      A Chinese American girl helps preserve her grandmother's childhood memories of China by creating a special garden for her in America.

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    • Grandfather Counts
      By Andrea Cheng, Ange Zhang
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      Grandfather Counts

      Grandfather Counts

      By Andrea Cheng, Ange Zhang
      In this contemporary intergenerational story, a biracial girl and her Chinese grandfather overcome language differences and develop a special bond.

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    • Grandfather's Story Cloth
      By Linda A. Gerdner, Sarah Langford, Stuart Loughridge
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      Grandfather's Story Cloth

      Grandfather's Story Cloth

      By Linda A. Gerdner, Sarah Langford, Stuart Loughridge
      Chersheng feels sad and helpless when he learns that Grandfather has Alzheimer's Disease, but then Chersheng's mother presents him with a story cloth stitched by Grandfather himself, embroidered in the Hmong tradition.

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    • Home At Last
      By Susan Middleton Elya, Felipe Davalos
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      Home At Last

      Home At Last

      By Susan Middleton Elya, Felipe Davalos
      A sympathetic tale of a mother-daughter bond and overcoming adversity, brought to life by the vivid illustrations of Felipe Davalos.

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    • Journey Home
      By Lawrence McKay Jr., Dom Lee, Keunhee Lee
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      Journey Home

      Journey Home

      By Lawrence McKay Jr., Dom Lee, Keunhee Lee
      A biracial girl gains a new sense of identity when she travels to Vietnam with her mother.

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    • Mama and Papa Have a Store
      By Amelia Lau Carling
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      Mama and Papa Have a Store

      Mama and Papa Have a Store

      By Amelia Lau Carling
      A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.

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    • Mamá the Alien / Mamá la extraterrestre
      By René Colato Laínez, Laura Lacámara
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      Mamá the Alien / Mamá la extraterrestre

      Mamá the Alien / Mamá la extraterrestre

      By René Colato Laínez, Laura Lacámara
      Bilingual English/Spanish. In this lighthearted bilingual immigration story, a young girl sees the word alien on her mother's Resident Alien card and concludes that her mother is from another planet--until the girl finds out that the word has more than one meaning.

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    • My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta allá
      By Amada Irma Perez, Maya Gonzalez
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      My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta allá

      My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta allá

      By Amada Irma Perez, Maya Gonzalez
      Bilingual English/Spanish. One night, young Amada overhears her parents whisper of moving from Mexico to the other side of the border- to Los Angeles, where greater opportunity awaits.

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    • Passage to Freedom
      The Sugihara Story
      By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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      Passage to Freedom

      Passage to Freedom

      The Sugihara Story
      By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
      The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.

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    • Front cover for Pie-Biter by Ruthanne Lum McCunn and Ruthanne Lum McCunn
        Pie-Biter
        Comepasteles
        By Ruthanne Lum McCunn
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        Pie-Biter

        Pie-Biter

        Comepasteles
        By Ruthanne Lum McCunn
        Trilingual English, Spanish, and Chinese. In the nineteenth century, a young Chinese comes to the United States to work on the railroad and develops a fondness for pies that becomes legendary.

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      • Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
        By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi Chanani
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        Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

        Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

        By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi Chanani
        Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.

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      • The Have a Good Day Café
        By Frances Park, Ginger Park, Katherine Potter
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        The Have a Good Day Café

        The Have a Good Day Café

        By Frances Park, Ginger Park, Katherine Potter
        Early each morning Mike and his family drive to the city with their food cart.

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      • The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
        By Lucia Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre
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        The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos

        The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos

        By Lucia Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre
        Bilingual English/Spanish. A bilingual biography of Pura Belpré, New York City's first Latina librarian.

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      • The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza
        By Juan Felipe Herrera, Elizabeth Gomez
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        The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza

        The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza

        By Juan Felipe Herrera, Elizabeth Gomez
        Bilingual English/Spanish. The Upside Down Boy is award-winning poet Juan Felipe Herrera's engaging memoir of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to school for the first time.

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      • When This World Was New
        By Danilo Figueredo, Enrique O. Sanchez
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        When This World Was New

        When This World Was New

        By Danilo Figueredo, Enrique O. Sanchez
        An uplifting story about a young boy overcoming his fears and embracing his new home in America.

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      • Xochitl and the Flowers / Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores
        By Jorge Argueta, Carl Angel
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        Xochitl and the Flowers / Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores

        Xochitl and the Flowers / Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores

        By Jorge Argueta, Carl Angel
        Bilingual English/Spanish. Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (SOH-cheel) and her family make a new home in the United States, but nothing is the same.

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