Immigrant or Refugee Experience

Read about the challenges, bittersweet joys, and unique triumphs of those who leave their homeland to forge new lives elsewhere.

Updated June 6, 2024
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Hijab butch blues : a memoir
H, Lamya
Paper Book
A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this "raw and relatable memoir that challenges societal norms and expectations" (Linah Mohammad, NPR). "A masterful, must-read contribution to conversations on...
Americanah : a novel
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Paper Book
WINNER 2013 - National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction FINALIST 2014 - Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction FINALIST 2014 - Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction LONGLISTED 2015  - International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award A searing new novel, at...
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
McBride, James
Paper Book
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the...
We were dreamers : an immigrant superhero origin story
Liu, Simu
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  "Like your favourite superhero, within the first few pages, this book made me feel like I could do anything." --Shifter Magazine   "This real-life hero's journey is a knockout." --Publishers...

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