The best way to learn about the immigrant and refugee experience is through the voices of those who have lived it. While this is not a comprehensive list, here are some books that could start your learning journey. Keep exploring and let us know what resources you would recommend!
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The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri |
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue |
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The God Who Sees by Karen Gonzalez |
The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen |
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Somewhere in the Unknown World by Kao Kalia Yang |
Brave Histories and Hopeful Futures: Voices of a Refugee Community by Refugee Hope Partners and Literacy and Community Initiative |
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas |
Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli |
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All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung |
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park |
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The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya |
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel |
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Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah |
Honor by Thrity Umigar |
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The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim |
Corinth 2642 AD by Bindiya Schaefer |
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Invisible by Grace Ji-Sun Kim |
Illegal Among Us: A Stateless Woman's Quest for Citizenship by Martine Kalaw |
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Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri |
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (Juvenile Fiction) |
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Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat |
Front Desk series by Kelly Yang (Juvenile Fiction) |
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Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (Juvenile Fiction) |
Beyond Welcome by Karen Gonzalez |