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Kid Quixotes : a group of students, their teacher, and the one-room school where everything is possible / by Haff, Stephen,1965-author.(CARDINAL)834470;
Still Waters in a Storm is an after-school program held in a small room in Bushwick, Brooklyn; it is a place for kids to practice reading and writing in English, Spanish, and Latin. For the students, many living in constant fear of deportation, Still Waters is a refuge. For Stephen Haff, a former public-school teacher, it is the sanctuary he built following a breakdown caused by bipolar depression. At Still Waters, all agreed that there would only be one rule: "Everyone listens to everyone."
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Immigrants.; Educators.; Students.; Illegal immigration.; Noncitizen children.; Schools.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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I shrank my teacher / by Coville, Bruce,author.(CARDINAL)287024; Mullaly, Glen,1968-illustrator.(CARDINAL)650216;
Pleskit and Tim's plan to prank a bully goes horribly awry in this second book of the hilarious, fast-paced, and accessible sci-fi series Sixth-Grade Alien from the bestselling author of Aliens Ate My Homework, Bruce Coville. All Pleskit Meenom wants to do is fit in on his new planet. But bullies like his classmate Jordan Lynch make it clear he never will. Not even taking a trip to the mall and getting some Earth-style clothing is enough to stop Jordan's teasing or blend in at school. After one dig too many from Pleskit's bully, Pleskit and his best friend Tim decide to teach Jordan a lesson. So they borrow a shrinking ray from the embassy. Shrinking rays are tricky machines, and this one turns out to be more than the boys can handle. Instead of cutting a mean kid down to size, they end up making Tim and their teacher Ms. Weintraub no bigger than a pair of pencils! If word gets out of this misuse of alien technology, it could ruin Pleskit's mission. But how can you hide the fact that you've shrunk your teacher'730L
Subjects: Fiction.; Noncitizens; Noncitizen children; Sixth-graders; Teachers; School children;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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American carnage [videorecording] / by Cullen, Brett,actor.(CARDINAL)343273; Dane, Eric,1972-actor.(CARDINAL)787186; Diaz, Jorge,1983-actor.(CARDINAL)612737; Hallivis, Diego,film director,screenwriter.; Hallivis, Julio,screenwriter,film producer.; Lendeborg, Jorge,Jr.,1996-actor.(CARDINAL)793149; Maldonado, Allen,actor.; McCafferty, Catherine(Actor),actor.; Morales, Yumarie,actor.; Ortega, Jenna,actor.(CARDINAL)628402; Ortiz, Bella,actor.; Rosende, Andrés,film producer.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)340129; Saban Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)354391; Xolo Productions,production company.;
Music, Nima Fakhrara ; editor, Alex Márquez ; director of photography, Unax Mendia.Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jenna Ortega, Allen Maldonado, Bella Ortiz, Jorge Díaz, Yumarie Morales, Catherine McCafferty, Brett Cullen, Eric Dane.After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the eldercare facility, the volunteers discover the governor and the facility's supervisor have cooked up a horrifyingly depraved conspiracy that endangers the young and the old in this twisted thriller-comedy.MPA rating: R; some disturbing violence and gore, language thoroughout, some sexual references, nudity and drug use.DVD; region 1; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Horror films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children of noncitizens; Immigrant children; Noncitizens; Older people;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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A journey toward hope / by Hinojosa, Victor,author.; Voorhees, Coert,author.(CARDINAL)486130; Guevara, Susan,illustrator.(CARDINAL)356691; Baylor University.(CARDINAL)325792;
"Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear."--Publisher's description.650L
Subjects: Fiction.; Unaccompanied immigrant children; Refugee children; Illegal immigration; Noncitizen children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My boy will die of sorrow : a memoir of immigration from the front lines / by Olivares, Efrén C.,author.;
"The principles that ostensibly bind America together-mutual respect for the Constitution and its institutions, and reciprocal adherence to principles such as freedom, the rule of law, due process, and equality under the law-fall apart at our borders. As those values dissolve at our country's frontiers, they allow for otherwise impermissible cruelty towards those who are considered outsiders. My Boy Will Die of Sorrow follows several specific characters - desperate parents who have been separated from their children and are being treated as criminals. By sharing these gripping family separation stories alongside his own story of emigrating to the U.S. at thirteen, Olivares gives voice to all immigrants who have been punished and silenced for seeking safety and opportunity. Olivares reflects on the immigrant experience, then and now, on what separations do to families, and how the act of separation itself adds another layer to the immigrant identity. In the telling of these stories, he explores how our concern for fellow human beings who live at the margins of our society--at the border, literally and figuratively--is affected by how we view ourselves in relation both to our fellow citizens and to immigrants. His personal journey also serves as a counter-narrative to claims that a majority of immigrants are criminals who do not contribute to American society and should be kept out. And by examining his personal story and the stories of the families he represents side by side, he hopes to meaningfully engage readers with their assumptions about what nationhood means in America and be challenged to question their own empathy and compassion. He paints a portrait of an America that is simultaneously-a nation of immigrants but also a nation against immigrants"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Case studies.; Immigrants; Immigrant families; Noncitizen children;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Journey : my story of migration / by Onofre Valencia, Luis,1989-author.(CARDINAL)897392;
"When Luis Onofre Valencia was five years old, his father lost his business and was forced to leave Mexico for the United States to find work. Devastated, Luis and his family struggled to keep afloat. When his father asked them to join him in the US, Luis journeyed by truck for several weeks, separate from his family members, who traveled on foot. When the family reunited in Anaheim, Luis faced an entirely new struggle: adapting to a new city and a new culture that did not look kindly on him."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Onofre Valencia, Luis, 1989-; Onofre Valencia, Luis, 1989-; Teenagers; Noncitizen children; Immigrants; Teenagers.; Noncitizen children.; Immigrants.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The making of a dream : how a group of young undocumented immigrants helped change what it means to be American / by Wides-Muñoz, Laura,author.(CARDINAL)677834;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-342) and index."A journalist chronicles the next chapter in civil rights--the story of a movement and a nation, witnessed through the poignant and inspiring experiences of five young undocumented activists who are transforming society's attitudes toward one of the most contentious political matters roiling America today: immigration." -- From Amazon.com summary.1130L
Subjects: Noncitizens; Illegal immigration; Noncitizens; Noncitizen children; Illegal immigration; Emigration and immigration law;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Land of broken promises [sound recording] / by Kuo, Jane,author.; Ho, Catherine,narrator.;
Performed by Catherine Ho.After a rocky first year, Anna and her family have settled into life in California and their small restaurant is even turning a profit. Then her parents make a shattering discovery: their visas have expired. Anna's world is quickly overwhelmed by unfamiliar words like "undocumented" and "inequality." She longs to share with a friend the towering secret that looms over every aspect of her life, but her parents strictly forbid her from telling anyone. As Anna grapples with the complexities of being undocumented, the strain that it places on her family, and the loneliness of keeping it all to herself, she has to wonder if America is the promised land, why does everything she's hoped for feel like a lie?
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Novels in verse.; Taiwanese; Immigrant families; Noncitizen children; Noncitizens; Schools;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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We are here to stay [sound recording] : voices of undocumented young adults / by Kuklin, Susan,author.(CARDINAL)505083; Merriman, Scott,narrator.; Pabon, Andrés,narrator.(CARDINAL)833078; Guerra, Almarie,narrator.; Corzo, Frankie,narrator.(CARDINAL)350477; Stewart, Marcus,narrator.; Ezzo, Lauren,narrator.; Zeller, Emily Woo,narrator.(CARDINAL)564811; Jackson, JD,narrator.(CARDINAL)833055; Jennings, Laura,1960-narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm).(CARDINAL)539950;
Performed by Scott Merriman, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Almarie Guerra, Frankie Corzo, Marcus Stewart, Lauren Ezzo, Emily Woo Zeller, JD Jackson, and Laura Jennings.Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens. They came from Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Independent Samoa, and Korea. They came seeking education, fleeing violence, and escaping poverty. All have heartbreaking and hopeful stories about leaving their homelands and starting a new life in America. And all are weary of living in the shadows.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Audiobooks.; Biographies.; Noncitizen children; Children of noncitizens; Noncitizens; Noncitizens; Noncitizens; Immigrant youth.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Separated [videorecording] / by Morris, Errol,film director,film producer.(CARDINAL)436326; Fernandez, Robert(Producer),film producer.; O'Brien, Molly(Film producer),film producer.; Hathaway, Steven,(Film editor),film producer,editor of moving image work.; Cartol, Gabriela,onscreen participant.; Martinović, Igor,cinematographer.; Soboroff, Jacob.Separated.; Fourth Floor (Firm),production company.; Greenwich Entertainment(Firm),publisher.; Moxie Pictures,production company.; NBC News Studios,presenter.; Participant Media,presenter.(CARDINAL)300208;
Editor, Steven Hathaway ; director of photography, Igor Martinovic.Featuring Gabriela Cartol, Diego Armando, Lara Lagunes.Academy Awardʼ-winning filmmaker Errol Morris incisively probes the darkest chapter in recent American history: family separations. Merging narrative vignettes of one migrant family's plight with hard-hitting interviews with government officials, Morris paints a jaw-dropping picture of the state-sponsored crisis of cruelty, as over 1300 children remain separated today, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Rating: Not rated.DVD; wide screen; 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Illegal immigration; Border security; Noncitizens; Deportation; Noncitizen children; Immigrant families;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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