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You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
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Author:
Julissa Arce
Publisher:
Flatiron Books
Date:
March 22, 2022
Julissa Arce brings readers a powerful polemic against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants in America. Instead, she calls for a celebration of our uniqueness, our origins, our heritage, and the beauty of the differences that make us Americans.
What The Reviewers Say
Julissa Arce boldly challenges narrow notions of American identity.
A necessary counterpoint to the narrative of the American dream. Recommended for readers interested in immigrant experiences..
[A] persuasive polemic.
This is an important book that challenges the idea of American exceptionalism with equal parts passion, fury, intimacy, and ignored history. Arce celebrates the Mexican American immigrant experience in all its vibrancy and nuance while fearlessly naming the pain inflicted by American racism, ethnocentrism, and xenophobia.
