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c2010., General, A. A. Knopf Canada Call No: 304.809 S257a Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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c2006., Random House Call No: 305.23 N335e Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Rating:
(1 Ratings) Summary Note: Based on the Los Angeles Times series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, this is a timeless story of families torn apart. When Enrique was five, his mother, too poor to feed her children, left Honduras to work in the United States. The move allowed her to send money back home so Enrique could eat better and go to school past the third grade. She promised she would return quickly, but she struggled in America. Without her, he became lonely and troubled. After eleven years, he decided he would go find her. He set off alone, with little more than a slip of paper bearing his mother's North Carolina telephone number. Without money, he made the dangerous trek up the length of Mexico, clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains. He and other migrants, many of them children, are hunted like animals. To evade bandits and authorities, they must jump onto and off the moving boxcars they call the Train of Death. It is an epic journey, one thousands of children make each year to find their mothers in the United States.--From publisher description.
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2011., Adult, Éditions L'Interligne Call No: QWF FR Fic Maz Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Il y a des romans dont la fibre même, ou l'écriture, est une clé magique qui ouvre comme un sésame sur un monde de mystères qui font peur et que l'on n'ose pas approcher parce que les vérités qu'ils recèlent sont invisibles à cause de nos préjugés de Nord-Américains. Je parle ici du roman de Monia Mazigh qui met en scène des femmes immigrantes venues d'Afrique du Nord, du Moyen-Orient et d'Asie avec leur culture, leurs espoirs, leurs différences et surtout leur religion musulmane. Ce sont des mères gardiennes des us et coutumes, maîtresses des secrets de l'Orient qui souhaitent pour leurs filles une émancipation dans le respect des valeurs de l'islam, mais en faisant aussi leurs, la modernité de l'Occident et toutes ses opportunités de bonheur. Ce sont des filles qui étudient à l'Université, spontanées, ouvertes d'esprit, qui se questionnent sur la façon de vivre leur foi dans cet Ottawa des tentations. De prime abord, les relations sont tendues entre les générations, la sacrifiée qui vit par procuration et la dépositaire d'un héritage fait de croyances et de découvertes qui remet tout en question. Il est difficile pour ces femmes de s'adapter, mais elles trouvent des complices et des amies. Leur vie leur semble alors moins cloisonnée et la lumière naît de ces échanges. Leurs destinées s'entrecroisent multipliant à l'infini les facettes de l'immigrante musulmane. Elle n'est plus seulement un voile, un niqab ou un accent qui chante, mais elle devient, sous la plume d'expérience de Monia Mazigh, un être humain doué de sensibilité et de majesté.
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-- Naked do not fear the water :2022., Adult, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers ; Call No: NEW 325.25 A292n Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In 2016, a young Afghan driver and translator named Omar makes the heart-wrenching choice to flee his war-torn country, saying goodbye to Laila, the love of his life, without knowing when they might be reunited again. He is one of millions of refugees who leave their homes that year. Matthieu Aikins, a journalist living in Kabul, decides to follow his friend. In order to do so, he must leave his own passport and identity behind to go underground on the refugee trail with Omar. Their odyssey across land and sea from Afghanistan to Europe brings them face to face with the people at heart of the migration crisis: smugglers, cops, activists, and the men, women and children fleeing war in search of a better life. As setbacks and dangers mount for the two friends, Matthieu is also drawn into the escape plans of Omar's entire family, including Maryam, the matriarch who has fought ferociously for her children's survival."
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c2010., University of North Carolina Press Call No: BLK 305.8 M431n Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.Summary Note: North of the Color Line examines life in Canada for the estimated 5,000 blacks, both African Americans and West Indians, who immigrated to Canada after the end of Reconstruction in the United States. Through the experiences of black railway workers and their union, the Order of Sleeping Car Porters, Sarah-Jane Mathieu connects social, political, labor, immigration, and black diaspora history during the Jim Crow era. --from publisher description.
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-- Plea for emigrationc1998., Mercury Press Call No: 971.3 C333p Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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Unlikely utopia : the surprising triumph of Canadian pluralism / Michael Adams ; with Amy Langstaff.2007., Viking Canada Call No: 305.8 A215u Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2022., Linda Leith Publishing Call No: NEW 305.9 D779w Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Ungrateful, opportunistic, moochers, dangerous, incompatible with our values and our way of life... Every immigrant demographic has heard these descriptors at some point in their migration history. We, the Others explores the xenophobia, ethno-nationalism, and the fear of the "other" that is at the root of the belief that immigration is a polluting force. Gleaned from the author's personal family history as the second-generation daughter of Greek immigrants, and from her research as a journalist and columnist covering identity politics and social issues in Quebec and Canada for the past 20 years, We, the Others courageously tackles this country's history and practices, divisive legislation like Bill 21, and various nationalist movements that have influenced our immigration policies. It is also a poignant look at inter-generational struggles, conflicting loyalties and heartfelt questions of belonging."--.
