American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures
Language: English
Published by Gallery Books, 2018
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- Title
- American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures
- Author
- Ferrera, America
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1501180916
- ISBN 13
- 9781501180910
America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents’ homeland and Honduran culture. Speaking Spanish at home, having Saturday-morning-salsa-dance-parties in the kitchen, and eating tamales alongside apple pie at Christmas never seemed at odds with her American identity.
Still, she yearned to see that identity reflected in the larger American narrative.
Now, in American Like Me, America invites thirty-one of her friends, peers, and heroes to share their stories about life between cultures. We know them as actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, artists, and writers. However, they are also immigrants, children or grandchildren of immigrants, indigenous people, or people who otherwise grew up with deep and personal connections to more than one culture. Each of them struggled to establish a sense of self, find belonging, and feel seen. And they call themselves American enthusiastically, reluctantly, or not at all.
Ranging from the heartfelt to the hilarious, their stories shine a light on a quintessentially American experience and will appeal to anyone with a complicated relationship to family, culture, and growing up.
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Review
--Booklist (starred review)
"Heartfelt essays from vibrant American voices."
--Kirkus Reviews
"You know some of the writers already (hello, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Issa Rae), but their voices give powerful insight into the lived experiences of so many."
--Glamour
"The essays are heartfelt reminders that our country has been great for a while now."
--O, The Oprah Magazine
"Wide-ranging and heartfelt, this timely collection is quintessentially American."
--Book Riot
"Readers will come for the big names, but they'll stay for the powerful stories, excellent writing, and feeling of connection. An absolute must for well-rounded collections."
--Library Journal (starred review)
"[T]he essays paint a moving portrait of diversity and belonging."
--PEOPLE Magazine
"Filled with gems. ... From some of the biggest stars in art and entertainment come funny, touching and complicated reminders that the word 'American' is wonderfully and endlessly undefinable."
--USA Today
"In a timely and compelling discussion, Olympic athletes, politicians, writers and actors reflect on their varying heritage and American identity."
--Shelf Awareness
"Even though this anthology speaks to the American experience, the themes of belonging and identity will hit home for anyone who's ever felt torn between two cultures or two places equally dear to them."
--Esquire.com
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