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Peters, Lisa Westberg

Summary: "This lyrical and extremely timely picture book illuminates the many different migrants who have made their homes in North America through the centuries"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 304.8 PET

Thorpe, Helen

Summary: Powerful and moving, this account of teenaged refugees adapting to life in America offers a nuanced take on immigration, multiculturalism, and America's role globally.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Contents: Our foremothers -- Lost times and places -- Restoring balance -- Life lessons -- Bonding together -- Coming into our own.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Praeger 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5973 STO

Chang, Jeff

Summary: "In his most recent book, Who We Be, Jeff Chang looked at how art and culture effected massive social changes in American society. Since the book was published, the country has been gripped by waves of racial discord, most notably the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. In these highly relevant, powerful essays, Chang examines some of the most contentious issues in the current discussion of race...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 CHA

Bagby, Meredith E.

Summary: "The never-before-told story of the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more, and their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttle program, with the exclusive cooperation of five astronauts"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 BAG

Taylor, Charlotte

Summary: "Students will learn about the many similarities and differences between United States citizens and how to celebrate this rich diversity in this valuable book. Vivid photographs will help students understand how America's great fabric of ethnicities makes the nation's communities multicultural and strong. This approachable text written especially for young readers is complete with a glossary...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 TAY

Thomas, William G.

Summary: The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 THO

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