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I was their American dream: a graphic memoir

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Publisher:
Clarkson Potter / Publishers, of Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date:
[2019]
Edition:
First edition
Language:
English
Description
"I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children. The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents' ideals, learning to code-switch between her family's Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid. Malaka Gharib's triumphant graphic memoir brings to life her teenage antics and illuminates earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised. Malaka's story is a heartfelt tribute to the American immigrants who have invested their future in the promise of the American dream." --Publisher.
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Last Grouping Update2024-03-20 21:04:04PM
Last Indexed2024-03-28 01:45:01AM

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"I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children. The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents' ideals, learning to code-switch between her family's Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid. Malaka Gharib's triumphant graphic memoir brings to life her teenage antics and illuminates earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised. Malaka's story is a heartfelt tribute to the American immigrants who have invested their future in the promise of the American dream." --Publisher.
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Autobiography
Comic books, strips, etc
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Filipino Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
Gharib, Malaka -- Comic books, strips, etc
Graphic novels
Immigrants -- Comic books, strips, etc
Racially mixed people -- Comic books, strips, etc
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I was their American dream : a graphic memoir
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I was their American dream : a graphic memoir / Malaka Gharib ; [coloring by Toby Leigh]
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I was their American dream
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a graphic memoir
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Coming of age
Egyptian Americans
Filipino Americans
Gharib, Malaka
Immigrants
Racially mixed people

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ISBN:
9780525575115
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 3.6, 1 Points
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 490L