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The New York Public Library Kicks off Immigrant Heritage Week 2020


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The New York Public Library recommended a several memoirs which have been highlighted on AALBC. Visit the NYPL for a complete list.

 

“These titles brilliantly display that we all have our own New York City, one that is shaped from our experiences and histories, that is unique to us yet not unfamiliar to other New Yorkers who are also proud to call themselves immigrants. ”

 

Not for Everyday Use by Elizabeth Nunez

Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina by Raquel Cepeda

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Open City by Teju Cole

When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

 

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