The Other Face of America: Chronicles of the Immigrants Shaping Our Future

by Jorge Ramos

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Immigrants in America are at the heart of what makes this country the most prosperous and visionary in the world. Writing from his own heartfelt perspective as an immigrant, Jorge Ramos, one of the world’s most popular and well-respected Spanish-language television news broadcasters, listens to and explores stories of dozens of immigrants who decided to change their lives and risk everything -- families, jobs, history, and their own culture -- in order to pursue a better, freer, and show more opportunity-filled future in the United States.In his famously clear voice, Jorge Ramos brings to life the tales of individuals from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, among other countries, and explains why they first immigrated, what their dreams are, how they deal with American racism, and what they believe their future in America will hold for them and their children. From the Vieques controversy to the "Spanglish" phenomenon to the explosion of Latino creativity in the arts, Ramos shows that there is a new face in America -- one whose colors and countries of origin are as diverse as the country it has adopted as home. show less

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Este libro muestra una cara de los Estados Unidos que muchos no conocen o que temen conocer. Estados Unidos es mucho más que la Casa Blanca, Disneylandia y la NASA. Estados Unidos tiene a millones de personas viviendo en las sombras, con el temor constante a ser descubiertos y deportados. Sin embargo, estos inmigrantes ayudan enormemente a que funcione la sociedad norteamericana.
Escrito en un lenguaje sencillo y directo, Jorge Ramos?el conductor titular del Noticiero Univision y autor de varios libros?nos presenta en breves pero poderosos relatos, las vidas de la gente que no sale en la televisión, en los periódicos ni en las revistas, pero que es fundamental para la economía y la cultura estadounidense.
Ramos, un mexicano radicado show more hace más de dos décadas en Estados Unidos y con una maestría en Relaciones Internacionales, es uno de los periodistas más reconocidos e influyentes de Norteamérica. En esta versión actualizada, con los últimos datos sobre el eterno debate migratorio, Ramos muestra el constante dilema de Estados Unidos: que a pesar de ser un país de inmigrantes, muchas veces no sabe qué hacer ni cómo tratar a los recién llegados. Este es un libro fundamental para entender a fondo la verdadera naturaleza de la única superpotencia mundial. Aquí vemos lo que otros no quieren ver. Es la otra cara de América. show less

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Jorge Ramos is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and author of nine previous books. Hailed by Time magazine as one of "the 25 most influential Hispanics in the United States," Ramos anchors the nightly news and hosts a weekly political show on Univision, the country's largest Spanish-language television network. He regularly show more appears on ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN to discuss immigrant rights. Born in Mexico City, Ramos has lived in the United States for more than twenty-five years. show less

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Nonfiction, Anthropology, General Nonfiction, History
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305.868Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial group - Age, Gender, EthnicityEthnic and national groupsPeople who speak, or whose ancestors spoke, Spanish, Portuguese, GalicianSpanish Americans
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E184 .S75History of the United StatesUnited StatesElements in the populationAfro-Americans
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