Crossing Into America: The New Literature Of Immigration

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This outstanding collection captures the diverse voices of the new literature of American immigration. Bringing together beautiful writing from celebrated authors such as Sandra Cisneros, Jamaica Kincaid, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Chang-Rae Lee, Crossing into America fills the literary void in public discussion about immigration.

includes stories and memoirs of writers born in Mexico, Kashmir, the Philippines, South Africa, and Romania, as well as poignant reflections on the immigrant experience by the children of immigrants. This book follows these newest arrivalsfrom their home countries through their engagement with Americaand also includes an accessible history of immigration policy, cartoons, and newspaper stories, and a section of conversations with activists, journalists, and scholars working in the front lines of our immigration battles.

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"Every migration is an opportunity and a kind of death. But its not just our final passage that demands a crossing fee. Every migrant knows the sensation of arriving in some kind of afterlife . . . your solid self lies buried in the place that youve abandoned."
ROB NIXON

"A strong and diverse literary story of multicultural America. . . likely the most original and best introduction to the new immigration available today for its balanced, informative, moving, and comprehensive offerings."
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS

Author Bio

Louis Mendoza is the author of Historia and an associate professor of English and Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio. S. Shankar is the author of A Map of Where I Live and Textual Traffic. He teaches at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.