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“I felt like an alien who fell down to earth, not understanding the rules of the game, making all the possible mistakes, saying all the wrong things.” “Your whole life is in the hands of other people who do not always mean well and there is nothing you can do about it. They can decide to send you away and you have no control.” “The moment I enter the house, I shelve my American self and become the ‘little obedient wife’ that my husband wants me to be.” “… More >>
#1 by Midwest Book Review on April 29, 2010 - 10:26 pm
Plenty of titles analyze the immigrant experience as a whole, or challenge and analyze immigration policies: few narrow the focus to immigrant women alone, presenting their backgrounds and experiences. Immigrant women face unique challenges, as Roni Berger demonstrates in Immigrant Women Tell Their Stories: gender-sensitive issues are considered in case studies of women from a wide range of cultures who have immigrated.
Rating: 5 / 5