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
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction * A modern classic about star-crossed lovers that explores questions of race and being Black in America--and the search for what it means to call a place home. * From the award-winning author of Dream Count,...
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
McBride, James
Paper Book
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY WINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTION FROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S...
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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