In the Spirit of the Dream
In the Spirit of the Dream
By Aida Salazar, Alina Chau
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Celebratory, triumphant, and inspiring, In the Spirit of a Dream is a tribute to American immigrants of color, written in poems and illustrated by 13 first- and second-generation immigrant artists.
In the spirit of a dream, many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders, travelling to the United States in pursuit of opportunity. This book is a celebration of 13 American immigrants of color, from world-famous to local heroes, politicians, surgeons, athletes, activists and more.
The biographies include engineer and astronaut Anousheh Ansari; Paralympic athlete and entrepreneur Alejandro Albor; surgeon Ayub Khan Ommaya; jazz musician Candido Camero; dancer Conceiçao Damasceno; Sriracha inventor and businessman David Tran; basketball player Dikembe Mutombo; author Edwidge Danticat; politician Ilhan Omar; comic artist Jim Lee; environmental activist Juana Guttierez; cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the Undocupoets, a group of undocumented poets.
These stories are told in poems by Aida Salazar and artwork by Alina Chau, Bianca Diaz, Dion MBD, Fahmida Azim, Gaby D'Alessandro, Jose Ramirez, Ken Daley, Nicole Xu, Paulo D. Campos, Rahele Jomepour Bell, Tracy Guiteau, Vanessa Flores, and Yasmin Imamura.
Book details
- Authors
- Aida Salazar, Alina Chau
- ISBN
- 9781338552874
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Jan 1, 2021
- Publication year
- 2021
- Pages
- 48
- Dimensions
- 11.25 in × 0.5 in × 8.5 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile NonfictionBiography & AutobiographyCultural, Ethnic & RegionalPeople & PlacesUnited StatesPoetrySocial TopicsEmigration & ImmigrationDiversity & MulticulturalSocial Science