Stories Growing Up Undocumented in the United States

From E4FC:

Next Thursday, we invite you to The Booksmith in San Francisco to listen to E4FC students read and discuss their autobiographical stories from THINGS I’LL NEVER SAY: STORIES OF GROWING UP UNDOCUMENTED IN THE UNITED STATES, recently published in the Harvard Educational Review.

In this moving collection, E4FC students talk about not being able to return to their homelands, about wanting to be accepted as Americans, and about the fear of living in the shadows. Together, their narratives create a sense of a young immigrant’s journey: departure, crossing, arrival, alienation, and attempts at claiming a new home. 



At next Thursday’s public event, students will share their stories and engage in a lively discussion about current immigration issues and the power of personal narrative to change public opinion and policy.



Event Details

Date and Time: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 6:45-9:00PM
Venue: The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Student Authors:

 Catherine Eusebio, 
Ingrid Hernandez
, Jirayut Latthi
, Mario Lio, and 
Fermín Mendoza

Schedule:
6:45 PM Reception
7:30 PM Reading & Discussion


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