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A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious
Maybe someday
34
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
24/100Critics
44/100Scholars
Author:
Roya Hakakian
Publisher:
Knopf
Date:
March 16, 2021
A glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it and a mirror held up to America.
What The Reviewers Say
... takes the seemingly banal into the realm of the profound.
Although narrated as advice for incoming immigrants, this personal, yet practical account is intended to challenge misconceptions and biases that native-born U.S. citizens have toward documented and undocumented immigrants. It is highly recommended for all..
... serves as both a primer for immigrants and a knowledgeable alternative viewpoint on a fractured nation. The narrative is pleasingly intimate, as well, with the author speaking directly to 'you,' not only exploring her own experiences, but also using the exercise to emphasize the shared anxiety faced by any stranger in a strange land. She breaks the book into two equally useful and thoughtful halves.
... a poignant and richly observed account of the immigrant’s experience of America.
