Somewhere We Are Human

Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings

Somewhere We Are Human
Reyna Grande, Sonia Guinansaca, Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Hardback
h210 x 140mm - 336pg
21 Jul 2022 US
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9780063095779
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Introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh NguyenA unique collection of 41 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers-including award-winning writers, artists, and activists-that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today. In the overheated debate about immigration, we often lose sight of the humanity at the heart of this complex issue. The immigrants and refugees living precariously in the United States are mothers and fathers, children, neighbors, and friends. Individuals propelled by hope and fear, they gamble their lives on the promise of America, yet their voices are rarely heard. This anthology of essays, poetry, and art seeks to shift the immigration debate-now shaped by rancorous stereotypes and xenophobia-towards one rooted in humanity and justice. Through their storytelling and art, the contributors to this thought-provoking book remind us that they are human still. Transcending their current immigration status, they offer nuanced portraits of their existence before and after migration, the factors behind their choices, the pain of leaving their homeland and beginning anew in a strange country, and their collective hunger for a future not defined by borders. Created entirely by undocumented or formerly undocumented migrants, Somewhere We Are Human is a journey of memory and yearning from people newly arrived to America, those who have been here for decades, and those who have ultimately chosen to leave or were deported. Touching on themes of race, class, gender, nationality, sexuality, politics, and parenthood, Somewhere We Are Human reveals how joy, hope, mourning, and perseverance can take root in the toughest soil and bloom in the harshest conditions.
Born in Mexico, Reyna Grande is the author of the bestselling memoirs The Distance Between Us and its sequel, A Dream Called Home, as well as the novels Across a Hundred Mountains, Dancing with Butterflies, and A Ballad of Love and Glory. Reyna has received an American Book Award, the El Premio Aztlan Literary Award, and a Latino Spirit Award. The young reader' s version of The Distance Between Us received an International Literacy Association Children' s Book Award. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post' s The Lily, on CNN, and more. She has appeared on Oprah' s Book Club and has taught at the Macondo Writers Workshop, VONA, Bread Loaf, and other conferences for writers. Sonia Guinansaca is an internationally acclaimed poet, culture strategist, and activist who was born in Ecuador (Kichwa-Kanari), and at the age of five, migrated to the United States to reunite with their parents in New York. Guinansaca helped build some of the largest undocumented organizations in the U. S and co-founded some of the first artistic projects, writers retreats, and workshops for and by undocumented writers. They have been awarded residencies and fellowships from Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation, BOAAT Writer' s Retreat, and the Hemispheric Institute for Performance & Politics, among others. They have performed at venues such as the Met and the Public Theater in New York City, and featured on PEN America, PBS, Interview Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Teen Vogue, and other media outlets. Sonia self-published a debut chapbook, Nostalgia and Borders, and contributed to the new edition of the ColonizeThis! Anthology and This is Not a Gun.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780063095779
Published: 21 Jul 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Harpervia
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 454g
Pages: 336

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