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Journeys : an American story / compiled by Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tisch, Andrew, author.
- Skafidas, Mary, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants--United States--History.
- Immigrants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 328 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : RosettaBooks, [2018]
- Summary:
- A compilation of American immigration tales, featuring seventy-two essays from Nancy Pelosi, Dr. Oz, Michael Bloomberg, Alan Alda, Mary Choi, and others. Journeys captures the quintessential idea of the American dream. The individuals in this book are only a part of the brilliant mosaic of people who came to this country and made it what it is today. Read about the governor's grandfathers who dug ditches and cleaned sewers, laying the groundwork for a budding nation; how a future cabinet secretary crossed the ocean at age eleven on a cargo ship; about a young boy who fled violence in Budapest to become one of the most celebrated American football players; the girl who escaped persecution to become the first Vietnamese American woman ever elected to the US congress; or the limo driver whose family took a seventy-year detour before finally arriving at their original destination, along with many other fascinating tales of extraordinary and everyday Americans. In association with the New-York Historical Society, Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas have reached out to a variety of notable figures to contribute an enlightening and unique account of their family's immigration story. All profits will be donated to the New-York Historical Society and the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation. Featuring essays by: Arlene Alda, Tony Bennett, Cory Booker, Barbara Boxer, Elaine Chao, Andrew Cuomo, Ray Halbritter, Jon Huntsman, Wes Moore, Stephanie Murphy, Deborah Norville, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Gina Raimondo, Tim Scott, Jane Swift, Marlo Thomas, And many more! "Illustrate[s] the positive and powerful impact that immigration has had in weaving the fabric of America... inspiring." -Warren Buffett
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Our Journey
- The Changers
- Cory Booker
- Angela Warnick Buchdahl
- A'Lelia Bundles
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Peter Gogolak
- Linda Hills
- Wes Moore
- Morris Sarnoff
- Marlo Thomas
- John Zaccaro Jr.
- The Lovers
- Alan Alda
- Arlene Alda
- John Calvelli
- Elaine L. Chao
- Kevin Chavous
- Mary Choi
- Bradley Hirschfield
- Deborah Norville
- The Originals
- Ray Halbritter
- The Rescuers
- Jon &
- Mary Kaye Huntsman
- Zach Iscol
- Ryan Platt
- Debora Spar
- Matt Tomasic
- The Seekers
- Karim Abouelnaga
- Ahmed Ahmed
- Ashok Amritraj
- Barbara Boxer
- Amanda Loyola
- Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz
- Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Gina Raimondo
- Mayo Stuntz Jr.
- The Strivers
- Michael R. Bloomberg
- Joseph Bower
- Andrew Cuomo
- Ben Freeman
- Peter Blair Henry
- Declan Kelly
- Jackie Koppell
- Funa &
- Nonso Maduka
- Mario Neiman
- Tim Scott
- Mary Skafidas
- Jane Wang
- The Survivors
- Adem T. Bunkeddeko
- Nataliya Demchenko
- Misha Galperin
- David Harris
- Daniel Lubetzky
- Stephanie Murphy
- Jane Swift
- Andrew Tisch
- Jan Vilcek
- The Trailblazers
- Tony Bennett
- Lisa Birnbach
- Eugene Dattel
- Mitchell Gold
- Irshad Manji
- "Mohammed"
- Laura W. Murphy
- Nancy Pelosi
- Mao Ye
- The Undocumented
- Richard Uscher Levine
- Erick Meza
- Juliana Pérez-Calle
- Helen Polychronopoulos
- Nasser Yaghoobzadeh
- The Institutions
- American Ballet Theatre
- Monticello
- New-York Historical Society
- UJAF / Catholic Charities
- Write Your Own Story
- American Renewal
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780795351372
- 0795351372
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