JUST LIKE US: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America by Helen Thorpe
From Goodreads: Written by a gifted journalist, a powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver—two of whom have legal documentation, two of whom who don’t— and the challenges they face as they attempt to pursue the American dream. Just Like Us takes readers on a compelling journey withfour young Mexican-American women who have lived in the U.S. since childhood. Exploring not only the women’s personal life stories, this book also delves deep into an American subculture and the complex and controversial politics that surround the issue of immigration.
Check out Voice of Witness title Underground America as a companion text.
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