Missed Translations – Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me

Missed Translations – Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me

by Danny Park | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

A bittersweet and humorous memoir of family—of the silence and ignorance that separate us, and the blood and stories that connect us—from an award-winning New York Times writer and comedian. Approaching his 30th birthday, Sopan Deb had found comfort in his day job as...
Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream

Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream

by Danny Park | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

Photographer Ian Brown travelled more than 80,000 miles around the US, trying to discover the meaning of the so-called American dream. “The idea of the American dream has always been rooted in the mythology of American culture,” he says. “It is...
Kumail Nanjiani on ‘Little America’ and Hopeful Immigrant Stories

Kumail Nanjiani on ‘Little America’ and Hopeful Immigrant Stories

by Danny Park | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

The comic and actor discusses his new anthology series on Apple TV Plus, and why “despite all the issues, I personally do feel optimistic about this...

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ONE MIGHTY AND IRRESISTIBLE TIDE
The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
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America’s Long History of Expelling Immigrants
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