Julissa Arce
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nationally bestselling author Julissa Arce interweaves her own story with cultural commentary in a powerful polemic against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants in America. Instead, she calls for a celebration of our uniqueness, our origins, our heritage, and the beauty of the differences that make us Americans. "You sound like a white girl." These were the words spoken to Julissa by a high school crush as she...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Julissa Arce explores her days in Mexico separated from her parents and her daily fears while growing up undocumented in Texas"--
Social justice advocate and author Julissa Arce tells about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas.
A remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national bestselling author Julissa Arce about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas. Born in...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"For an undocumented immigrant, what is the true cost of the American dream? Julissa Arce shares her story in a riveting memoir. When she was 11 years old Julissa Arce left Mexico and came to the United States on a tourist visa to be reunited with her parents, who dreamed the journey would secure her a better life. When her visa expired at the age of 15, she became an undocumented immigrant. Thus began her underground existence, a decades long game...
