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The Strange Death of Europe
- Immigration, Identity, Islam
- By: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Robert Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide....
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very good, but do be careful
- By julien on 06-08-17
By: Douglas Murray
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What Are You Doing Here?
- My Autobiography
- By: Baroness Floella Benjamin
- Narrated by: Baroness Floella Benjamin
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A moving, powerful autobiography from an inspirational woman, one of the Windrush generation who became a member of the House of Lords....
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Everyone should listen to this
- By Sonya G. on 26-01-23
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Brit(ish)
- On Race, Identity and Belonging
- By: Afua Hirsch
- Narrated by: Afua Hirsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Blending history, memoir and individual experiences, Afua Hirsch reveals the identity crisis at the heart of Britain today....
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Ironic lack of self awareness
- By Eoghan on 19-07-19
By: Afua Hirsch
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But You Don't Look Arab
- And Other Tales of Unbelonging
- By: Hala Gorani
- Narrated by: Hala Gorani
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Emmy Award-winning international journalist Hala Gorani weaves stories from her time as a globe-trotting anchor and correspondent with her own lifelong search for identity as the daughter of Syrian immigrants....
By: Hala Gorani
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The Real Mr. Big
- How a Colombian Refugee Became the United Kingdom’s Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin
- By: Ron Chepesiuk, Jesus Ruiz-Henao
- Narrated by: Josh Brogadir
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Born in 1960, Jesus Ruiz Henao grew up poor, but wanted to be rich like the drug dealers he saw growing up in the cocaine-producing region of Colombia’s Valle of the Cauca. To realize his ambition, Ruiz Henao moved to London, United Kingdom, in 1985....
By: Ron Chepesiuk, and others
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The Nom Wah Cookbook
- Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant
- By: Wilson Tang
- Narrated by: Wilson Tang
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
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In this book, Nom Wah’s owner, Wilson Tang, takes us into the hardworking kitchen of Nom Wah and emerges with 75 easy-to-make recipes: from bao to vegetables, noodles to desserts, cakes, rice rolls, chef’s specials, dumplings, and more....
By: Wilson Tang
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The Strange Death of Europe
- Immigration, Identity, Islam
- By: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Robert Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide....
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very good, but do be careful
- By julien on 06-08-17
By: Douglas Murray
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What Are You Doing Here?
- My Autobiography
- By: Baroness Floella Benjamin
- Narrated by: Baroness Floella Benjamin
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A moving, powerful autobiography from an inspirational woman, one of the Windrush generation who became a member of the House of Lords....
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Everyone should listen to this
- By Sonya G. on 26-01-23
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Brit(ish)
- On Race, Identity and Belonging
- By: Afua Hirsch
- Narrated by: Afua Hirsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Blending history, memoir and individual experiences, Afua Hirsch reveals the identity crisis at the heart of Britain today....
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Ironic lack of self awareness
- By Eoghan on 19-07-19
By: Afua Hirsch
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But You Don't Look Arab
- And Other Tales of Unbelonging
- By: Hala Gorani
- Narrated by: Hala Gorani
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Emmy Award-winning international journalist Hala Gorani weaves stories from her time as a globe-trotting anchor and correspondent with her own lifelong search for identity as the daughter of Syrian immigrants....
By: Hala Gorani
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The Real Mr. Big
- How a Colombian Refugee Became the United Kingdom’s Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin
- By: Ron Chepesiuk, Jesus Ruiz-Henao
- Narrated by: Josh Brogadir
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Born in 1960, Jesus Ruiz Henao grew up poor, but wanted to be rich like the drug dealers he saw growing up in the cocaine-producing region of Colombia’s Valle of the Cauca. To realize his ambition, Ruiz Henao moved to London, United Kingdom, in 1985....
By: Ron Chepesiuk, and others
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The Nom Wah Cookbook
- Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant
- By: Wilson Tang
- Narrated by: Wilson Tang
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book, Nom Wah’s owner, Wilson Tang, takes us into the hardworking kitchen of Nom Wah and emerges with 75 easy-to-make recipes: from bao to vegetables, noodles to desserts, cakes, rice rolls, chef’s specials, dumplings, and more....
By: Wilson Tang
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American Like Me
- By: America Ferrera
- Narrated by: America Ferrera, Bambadjan Bamba, Joy Cho, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures....
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Fascinating Stories
- By M. Courage on 18-02-24
By: America Ferrera
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Death in the Afternoon
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon reflects Hemingway's belief that bullfighting was more than mere sport....
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Unmissable if you have an interest in the subject
- By Charly on 25-06-11
By: Ernest Hemingway
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Afropean
- Notes from Black Europe
- By: Johny Pitts
- Narrated by: Johny Pitts
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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Afropean is an on-the-ground documentary of areas where Europeans of African descent are juggling their multiple allegiances and forging new identities....
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Beautiful and Brilliant
- By Dominique on 13-08-19
By: Johny Pitts
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The Windrush Betrayal
- Exposing the Hostile Environment
- By: Amelia Gentleman
- Narrated by: Amelia Gentleman
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Paulette Wilson always assumed she was British. She had spent most of her life in London working as a cook; she even worked in the House of Commons' canteen. How could someone who had lived in England since being at primary school suddenly be classified as an illegal immigrant? Find out....
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An exposé worthy of Jessica Mitford
- By Benjamin Treuhaft on 02-04-20
By: Amelia Gentleman
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To the Ends of the Earth
- Scotland's Global Diaspora 1750-2010
- By: T.M. Devine
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. For centuries, untold numbers of men, women, and children sought their fortunes in every part of the globe, from the British Empire to the United States, in cities and on prairie farms....
By: T.M. Devine
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Coconut
- A Black Girl Fostered by a White Family in the 1960s and Her Search for Belonging and Identity
- By: Florence Ọlájídé
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
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1963, North London. Nan fosters one-year-old Florence Olajide and calls her "Ann". Florence adores her foster mother more than anything but Nan, and the children around her, all have white skin, and she can’t help but feel different....
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Heart felt
- By Janet on 11-02-22
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This Is Not America
- By: Tomiwa Owolade
- Narrated by: Tomiwa Owolade
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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In This is Not America, Tomiwa Owolade argues that too much of the debate around racism in Britain is viewed through the prism of American ideas that don't reflect the history, challenges and achievements of black communities at home....
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An Important Book
- By Simon Gibson on 26-06-23
By: Tomiwa Owolade
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This Is Europe
- The Way We Live Now
- By: Ben Judah
- Narrated by: Dan Connolly
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
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A portrait of Europe as it has never been seen before, told through twenty extraordinary stories of the people who live and breathe it....
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Another great Ben Judah book
- By Kindle Customer on 01-10-23
By: Ben Judah
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Discourse on Colonialism
- By: Aimé Césaire
- Narrated by: J. Keith Jackson
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
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This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Nearly 20 years later, it was published for the first time in English....
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Interesting
- By Amazon Customer on 11-05-21
By: Aimé Césaire
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Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
- Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
- By: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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Debunks the pervasive and self-congratulatory myth that our country is proudly founded by and for immigrants, and urges readers to embrace a more complex and honest history of the United States....
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great alternative history
- By The Literate Chimp on 18-11-21
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China's Second Continent
- How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa
- By: Howard W. French
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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An exciting, hugely revealing account of China’s burgeoning presence in Africa - a developing empire already shaping, and reshaping, the future of millions of people....
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Woeful pronunciation spoils an interesting text
- By Nick Branson on 08-03-15
By: Howard W. French
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Migrations and Cultures
- A World View
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics....
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Great points told beautifully despite the structure
- By mernst on 13-04-24
By: Thomas Sowell
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Postcolonialism, 2nd Edition
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Robert J. C. Young
- Narrated by: David Vickery
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of Western dominance....
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Disappointing and biased
- By Andrei Olteanu on 21-08-23
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Fresh Off the Boat
- A Memoir
- By: Eddie Huang
- Narrated by: Eddie Huang
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Eddie Huang is the 30-year-old proprietor of Baohaus - the hot East Village hangout where foodies, stoners, and students come to stuff their faces with delicious Taiwanese street food late into the night....
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Strictly for astronauts, those who like multi-tasking and Ghostface
- By Leks on 09-05-23
By: Eddie Huang
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In the Shadow of Liberty
- The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States
- By: Ana Raquel Minian
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell, David Shih, Marie-Françoise Theodore, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A probing work of narrative history that reveals the hidden story of immigrant detention in the United States, deepening urgent national conversations around migration....
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Exodus
- How Migration Is Changing Our World
- By: Paul Collier
- Narrated by: John Voce
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Immigration is a simple economic equation, but its effects are complex. Sharply written and brilliantly clarifying, Exodus offers a provocative analysis of an issue that affects us all....
By: Paul Collier
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Born Fighting
- How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
- By: Jim Webb
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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The Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston....
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Scots Irish
- By Jane Smith on 03-11-22
By: Jim Webb
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The Compatriots
- The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia's Exiles, Émigrés, and Agents Abroad
- By: Andrei Soldatov, Irina Borogan
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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The authors of The Red Web examine the shifting role of Russian expatriates throughout history, and their complicated, unbreakable relationship with the mother country - be it antagonistic or far too chummy....
By: Andrei Soldatov, and others
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Anglophobia
- The Unrecognised Hatred
- By: Harry Richardson, Frank Salter
- Narrated by: Margaret James, Andrew Reader
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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Why is Critical Race Theory and its defamation of white people and their societies seeping into every corner of education, the media, and the corporate world? These and other questions need answers, because Western civilization in Australia and elsewhere is facing an existential threat....
By: Harry Richardson, and others
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Language City
- The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
- By: Ross Perlin
- Narrated by: Ross Perlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century, and when they're gone, it will be forever.
By: Ross Perlin
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The Next Great Migration
- The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move
- By: Sonia Shah
- Narrated by: Sonia Shah
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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A prize-winning journalist upends our centuries-long assumptions about migration through science, history, and reporting - predicting its lifesaving power in the face of climate change....
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Well told and we'll researched.
- By Anonymous User on 15-05-21
By: Sonia Shah
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Reborn in the USA
- An Englishman’s Love Letter to His Chosen Home
- By: Roger Bennett
- Narrated by: Roger Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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One-half of the celebrated Men in Blazers duo, longtime culture and soccer commentator Roger Bennett traces the origins of his love affair with America, and how he went from a depraved, pimply faced Jewish boy in 1980’s Liverpool to become the quintessential Englishman in New York....
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Really disappointing
- By A. J. Fitter on 24-08-21
By: Roger Bennett
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Orderly and Humane
- The Expulsion of the Germans After the Second World War
- By: R. M. Douglas
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 20 hrs and 47 mins
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The award-winning history of twelve million German-speaking civilians in Europe who were driven from their homes after WWII: "a major achievement" (New Republic)....
By: R. M. Douglas
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Coolie Woman
- The Odyssey of Indenture
- By: Gaiutra Bahadur
- Narrated by: Gaiutra Bahadur
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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In 1903, a young woman sailed from India to Guiana as a "coolie"—the British name for indentured laborers who replaced the newly emancipated slaves on sugar plantations all around the world. Pregnant and traveling alone, this woman, like so many coolies, disappeared into history.
By: Gaiutra Bahadur
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Tribulations of an Afro-Latino Caribbean Man
- Racism Didn’t Stop My Smile, Hope, or Journey Forward
- By: Egberto Willies
- Narrated by: Egberto Willies
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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His parents, village, and Panama Canal Zone events prepared him. Above and beyond his tribulations, this Afro-Latino Caribbean man did not allow racism to stop his smile, resolve, or journey forward. Walk with him through his eyes.
By: Egberto Willies
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Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants and Immigration Facts
- The Positive Economic Impact of Immigration
- By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Congress
- Narrated by: Tom Brooks
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
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Congratulations on becoming a permanent resident of the United States of America! On behalf of the president of the United States and the American people, we welcome you and wish you every success here. The United States has a long history of welcoming immigrants from all parts of the world. America values the contributions of immigrants who continue to enrich this country and preserve its legacy as a land of freedom and opportunity.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Congress
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In the Shadow of Liberty
- The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States
- By: Ana Raquel Minian
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell, David Shih, Marie-Françoise Theodore, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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A probing work of narrative history that reveals the hidden story of immigrant detention in the United States, deepening urgent national conversations around migration.
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Language City
- The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
- By: Ross Perlin
- Narrated by: Ross Perlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century, and when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and codirector of the Manhattan-based non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against time to map little-known languages across the most linguistically diverse city in history: contemporary New York.
By: Ross Perlin
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Freedom
- The Case for Open Borders
- By: Joss Sheldon
- Narrated by: Ian Pringle
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Once upon a time, we were free to go wherever we chose. It wasn’t so long ago. The history of humanity, is a tale of constant motion. People are supposed to move about. We have imaginations which encourage us to dream about life in other places, bodies which are built to roam, and hands which can make an array of vehicles. A few of us even possess the “Wanderlust Gene”, which encourages us to take risks–to sail across unchartered oceans, and launch ourselves towards faraway planets.
By: Joss Sheldon
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Soldiers and Kings
- Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling
- By: Jason De León
- Narrated by: Jason De León
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year.
By: Jason De León
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Tribulations of an Afro-Latino Caribbean Man
- Racism Didn’t Stop My Smile, Hope, or Journey Forward
- By: Egberto Willies
- Narrated by: Egberto Willies
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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His parents, village, and Panama Canal Zone events prepared him. Above and beyond his tribulations, this Afro-Latino Caribbean man did not allow racism to stop his smile, resolve, or journey forward. Walk with him through his eyes.
By: Egberto Willies
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Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants and Immigration Facts
- The Positive Economic Impact of Immigration
- By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Congress
- Narrated by: Tom Brooks
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Congratulations on becoming a permanent resident of the United States of America! On behalf of the president of the United States and the American people, we welcome you and wish you every success here. The United States has a long history of welcoming immigrants from all parts of the world. America values the contributions of immigrants who continue to enrich this country and preserve its legacy as a land of freedom and opportunity.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Congress
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In the Shadow of Liberty
- The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States
- By: Ana Raquel Minian
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell, David Shih, Marie-Françoise Theodore, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A probing work of narrative history that reveals the hidden story of immigrant detention in the United States, deepening urgent national conversations around migration.
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Language City
- The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
- By: Ross Perlin
- Narrated by: Ross Perlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century, and when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and codirector of the Manhattan-based non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against time to map little-known languages across the most linguistically diverse city in history: contemporary New York.
By: Ross Perlin
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Freedom
- The Case for Open Borders
- By: Joss Sheldon
- Narrated by: Ian Pringle
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Once upon a time, we were free to go wherever we chose. It wasn’t so long ago. The history of humanity, is a tale of constant motion. People are supposed to move about. We have imaginations which encourage us to dream about life in other places, bodies which are built to roam, and hands which can make an array of vehicles. A few of us even possess the “Wanderlust Gene”, which encourages us to take risks–to sail across unchartered oceans, and launch ourselves towards faraway planets.
By: Joss Sheldon
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Soldiers and Kings
- Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling
- By: Jason De León
- Narrated by: Jason De León
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year.
By: Jason De León
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Ask Sophie™
- The Founder’s Guide to Visas & Green Cards
- By: Sophie Alcorn
- Narrated by: Sophie Alcorn
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Dear reader, picking up this book is the first step of your immigration journey. Thank you for involving me in that worthy pursuit. “Ask Sophie: The Founder’s Guide to Visas & Green Cards” was written with you in mind. Inside you’ll find chapters on every path open ahead of you, from a F-1 student visa to an O-1A for extraordinary ability, from bringing your family over with you to hiring international talent from all over the world. This book is my dream, and I’m here to help you achieve yours.
By: Sophie Alcorn
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Brave and Glorious New Immigrants in Corporate America Trilogy
- You're Moving to America... Now What? Your Life and Money Survival Guide During That First Year
- By: Catalina Laschon
- Narrated by: Jowi Estava Ghersi
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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Brought to you by Catalina Laschon, a New Immigrant and Accredited Financial Counselor®, this masterful, fast-paced, personal finance self-help book is specifically designed for New Immigrants and their Allies. The story is narrated in Catalina’s authentic, candid, and humorous voice, as she manages to translate a new reality into a straightforward roadmap for a successful first year post-relocation. You’ll laugh, relate, be shocked by the quirky elements of the American financial system, and end up feeling confident in your ability to successfully manage your first year in the U.S.
By: Catalina Laschon
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What Is It Really Like in America?
- A Short Description of What the Emigrant to North America Should Do, What He Can Hope For, and What He Can Expect
- By: Friedrich Gerstäcker
- Narrated by: Joseph Oswald
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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In the mid-19th century, millions of Europeans, particularly from the German-speaking regions, dreamed of emigrating to the United States. But they could only dream of what it would be like to emigrate to America, because there were no photographs or movies at the time, and so their dreams were often unrealistic and based on the wondrous and often fantastical tales told to them by land agents and ship companies. Friedrich Gerstäcker, a German adventurer and prolific novelist who was born in Hamburg in 1816, began traveling in his early 20s and made his first trip to North America in 1837.
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Coolie Woman
- The Odyssey of Indenture
- By: Gaiutra Bahadur
- Narrated by: Gaiutra Bahadur
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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Shunned by society, and sometimes in mortal danger, many coolie women were either runaways, widows, or outcasts. Many of them left husbands and families behind to migrate alone in epic sea voyages-traumatic "middle passages"—only to face a life of hard labor, dismal living conditions, and sexual exploitation. Coolie Woman is a meditation on survival, a gripping story of a double diaspora—from India to the West Indies in one century, Guyana to the United States in the next-that is at once a search for one's roots and an exploration of gender and power, peril and opportunity.
By: Gaiutra Bahadur
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But You Don't Look Arab
- And Other Tales of Unbelonging
- By: Hala Gorani
- Narrated by: Hala Gorani
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Emmy Award-winning international journalist Hala Gorani weaves stories from her time as a globe-trotting anchor and correspondent with her own lifelong search for identity as the daughter of Syrian immigrants. As a journalist, Gorani has traveled to some of the most dangerous places in the world, but through it all, she came to understand that finding herself meant not only looking inward, but tracing a long family history of uprooted ancestors.
By: Hala Gorani
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We Thought It Would Be Heaven
- Refugees in an Unequal America
- By: Blair Sackett, Annette Lareau
- Narrated by: Angela Scappatura
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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In these stories of struggle and hope, as one volunteer said, "you see the American story." For some families, minor mistakes create catastrophes—food stamps cut off, educational opportunities missed, benefits lost. Other families, with the help of volunteers and social supports, escape these traps and take steps toward reaching their dreams. Engaging and eye-opening, We Thought It Would Be Heaven brings listeners into the daily lives of Congolese refugees and offers guidance for how activists, workers, and policymakers can help refugee families thrive.
By: Blair Sackett, and others