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With deep empathy, rigorous reporting, and the irresistible perspective of a true romantic, journalist Anna Lekas Miller spotlights couples around the world who confront frustrating immigration systems to be together—as she did to be with her husband. ​ We are told that love conquers all...

In Elina Penners fulminantem Sachbuchdebüt geht es um Dinge, die auf den ersten Blick wenig kontrovers anmuten: den Kauf eines Schulranzens, das Sitzenbleiben der Kinder am Tisch nach dem Essen oder Medienkonsum. All das wird von Eltern mit Migrationshintergrund, Alleinerziehenden oder Eltern aus der sogenannten "Arbeiterschicht" oft anders gehandhabt als von ihren "bessergestellten" Pendants. Pointiert zeigt Elina Penner, wie politisch Elternschaft ist.

Born in the Philippines, young Grace Talusan moves with her family to a New England suburb in the 1970s. At school, she confronts racism as one of the few kids with a brown face. At home, the confusion is worse: her grandfather's nightly visits to her room leave her hurt and terrified, and she learns to build a protective wall of silence that maps onto the larger silence practiced by her Catholic Filipino family. Later, she learns that her family history is threaded with violence and abuse. Despite all this, she finds love, and success as a teacher.

Isoke è arrivata in Italia a vent'anni: le avevno promesso un lavoro di commessa, si è ritrovata a vivere in schiavitù. Oggi, finalmente libera, racconta la vita, la tratta, i clienti, i sogni delle ragazze da marciapiede. I diritti di questo libro contribuiranno a sostenere le campagne e le iniziative del progetto "La ragazza di Benin City".

¿A que venimos los latinos a estados unidos? A tener una mejor vida y mejores oportunidades que en nuestros países de origen, solo que a veces no sabemos cómo continuar, cómo dar el siguiente paso.