Dear America the story of an undocumented citizen
"Jose Antonio Vargas was only twelve years old when he was brought to the United States from the Philippines to live with his grandparents. He didn't know it, but he was sent to the U.S. illegally. When he applied for a learner's permit, he learned the truth, and he spent the next alm...
| Main Author: | Vargas, Jose Antonio (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2019]
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| Edition: | Young readers' edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Gamblers
- The wrong country
- Crittenden Middle School
- Not black, not white
- Filipinos
- Mexican JoseĢ and Filipino Jose
- Fake
- Playing a role
- Mountain View High School
- An adopted family
- Breaking the law
- Ambition
- Strangers
- Campaign 2008
- Facing myself
- Public person, private self
- My government, myself
- National security threat
- Detained
- Alone
- Interview
- Cycle of loss
- Leaving/Staying.