We The American
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We Are Americans
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Author : William Perez
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-07-03
We Are Americans written by William Perez and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-03 with Education categories.
Winner of the CEP Mildred Garcia Award for Exemplary ScholarshipAbout 2.4 million children and young adults under 24 years of age are undocumented. Brought by their parents to the US as minors—many before they had reached their teens—they account for about one-sixth of the total undocumented population. Illegal through no fault of their own, some 65,000 undocumented students graduate from the nation's high schools each year. They cannot get a legal job, and face enormous barriers trying to enter college to better themselves—and yet America is the only country they know and, for many, English is the only language they speak. What future do they have? Why are we not capitalizing, as a nation, on this pool of talent that has so much to contribute? What should we be doing?Through the inspiring stories of 16 students—from seniors in high school to graduate students—William Perez gives voice to the estimated 2.4 million undocumented students in the United States, and draws attention to their plight. These stories reveal how—despite financial hardship, the unpredictability of living with the daily threat of deportation, restrictions of all sorts, and often in the face of discrimination by their teachers—so many are not just persisting in the American educational system, but achieving academically, and moreover often participating in service to their local communities. Perez reveals what drives these young people, and the visions they have for contributing to the country they call home.Through these stories, this book draws attention to these students’ predicament, to stimulate the debate about putting right a wrong not of their making, and to motivate more people to call for legislation, like the stalled Dream Act, that would offer undocumented students who participate in the economy and civil life a path to citizenship. Perez goes beyond this to discuss the social and policy issues of immigration reform. He dispels myths about illegal immigrants’ supposed drain on state and federal resources, providing authoritative evidence to the contrary. He cogently makes the case—on economic, social, and constitutional and moral grounds—for more flexible policies towards undocumented immigrants. If today’s immigrants, like those of past generations, are a positive force for our society, how much truer is that where undocumented students are concerned?
America Again
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Author : Stephen Colbert
language : en
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-02
America Again written by Stephen Colbert and has been published by Grand Central Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Humor categories.
Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has never been a greater country than America. You could say we're the #1 nation at being the best at greatness. But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is broken! And we can't exchange it because we're 236 years past the 30-day return window. Look around--we don't make anything anymore, we've mortgaged our future to China, and the Apologist-in-Chief goes on world tours just to bow before foreign leaders. Worse, the L.A. Four Seasons Hotel doesn't even have a dedicated phone button for the Spa. You have to dial an extension! Where did we lose our way?! It's high time we restored America to the greatness it never lost! Luckily, America Again will singlebookedly pull this country back from the brink. It features everything from chapters, to page numbers, to fonts. Covering subject's ranging from healthcare ("I shudder to think where we'd be without the wide variety of prescription drugs to treat our maladies, such as think-shuddering") to the economy ("Life is giving us lemons, and we're shipping them to the Chinese to make our lemon-flavored leadonade") to food ("Feel free to deep fry this book-it's a rich source of fiber"), Stephen gives America the dose of truth it needs to get back on track.
Who Are We
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Author : Samuel P. Huntington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Who Are We written by Samuel P. Huntington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Americanization categories.
America was founded by settlers who brought with them a distinct culture including the English language, Protestant values, individualism, religious commitment, and respect for law. The waves of later immigrants came gradually accepted these values and assimilated into America's Anglo-Protestant culture. More recently, however, national identity has been eroded by the problems of assimilating massive numbers of immigrants, bilingualism, multiculturalism, the devaluation of citizenship, and the "denationalization" of American élites. September 11 brought a revival of American patriotism, but already there are signs that this is fading. This book shows the need for us to reassert the core values that make us Americans.--From publisher description.
What We Mean By The American Dream
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Author : Doron Taussig
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-15
What We Mean By The American Dream written by Doron Taussig and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-15 with Social Science categories.
Doron Taussig invites us to question the American Dream. Did you earn what you have? Did everyone else? The American Dream is built on the idea that Americans end up roughly where we deserve to be in our working lives based on our efforts and abilities; in other words, the United States is supposed to be a meritocracy. When Americans think and talk about our lives, we grapple with this idea, asking how a person got to where he or she is and whether he or she earned it. In What We Mean by the American Dream, Taussig tries to find out how we answer those questions. Weaving together interviews with Americans from many walks of life—as well as stories told in the US media about prominent figures from politics, sports, and business—What We Mean by the American Dream investigates how we think about whether an individual deserves an opportunity, job, termination, paycheck, or fortune. Taussig looks into the fabric of American life to explore how various people, including dairy farmers, police officers, dancers, teachers, computer technicians, students, store clerks, the unemployed, homemakers, and even drug dealers got to where they are today and whether they earned it or not. Taussig's frank assessment of the state of the US workforce and its dreams allows him to truly and meaningfully ask the question that underpins so many of our political debates and personal frustrations: Did you earn it? By doing so, he sheds new light on what we mean by—and how we can deliver on—the American Dream of today.
We Americans
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Author : Thomas B. Allen
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Release Date : 1999
We Americans written by Thomas B. Allen and has been published by National Geographic Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with National characteristics, American categories.
A compilation of archival photographs and text provides a look at life in the United States from its beginnings to the present, focusing on the people and the characteristics that make them uniquely American.
We Are Americans
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Author : Dorothy Hoobler
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Reference
Release Date : 2003
We Are Americans written by Dorothy Hoobler and has been published by Scholastic Reference this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A history of immigration to America, from speculation about the earliest immigrants to the present day.
When Can We Go Back To America
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Author : Susan H. Kamei
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-09-27
When Can We Go Back To America written by Susan H. Kamei and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-27 with JUVENILE NONFICTION categories.
"An oral history about Japanese internment during World War II, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, from the perspective of children and young people affected"--
We Americans
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Author : Leonard Pitt
language : en
Publisher: Scott Foresman
Release Date : 1976
We Americans written by Leonard Pitt and has been published by Scott Foresman this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with History categories.
We The People
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Author : Benjamin Railton
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-07-31
We The People written by Benjamin Railton and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-31 with History categories.
"We the People." The Constitution begins with those deceptively simple words, but how do Americans define that "We"? In We the People, Ben Railton argues that throughout our history two competing yet interconnected concepts have battled to define our national identity and community: exclusionary and inclusive visions of who gets to be an American. From the earliest moments of European contact with indigenous peoples, through the Revolutionary period's debates on African American slavery, 19th century conflicts over Indian Removal, Mexican landowners, and Chinese immigrants, 20th century controversies around Filipino Americans and Japanese internment, and 21st century fears of Muslim Americans, time and again this defining battle has shaped our society and culture. Carefully exploring and critically examining those histories, and the key stories and figures they feature, is vital to understanding America—and to making sense of the Trump era, when the battle over who is an American can be found in every significant debate and moment.
We The People
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Author : Ben Railton
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2019
We The People written by Ben Railton and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with National characteristics, American categories.
From the first European contact with indigenous peoples to today's debate over immigration, the question of who is American has been at the heart of our national story. Ben Railton's insightful exploration of this question throughout our history will help readers understand the current debate over national identity and immigration.