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From New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa, a sweeping human history of El Paso, revealing violence, power, and privilege at play in America's most famous border town. El Paso has been called the “Ellis Island” of America’s southern border, a mountain pass cum border town cum bifurcated...

The Constructed Mennonite is a unique account of a life shaped by Stalinism, Nazism, migration, famine, and war. It investigates the tenuous spaces where individual experiences inform and become public history; it studies the ways in which memory shapes identity, and reveals how context and audience shape autobiographical narratives.

This essential guide for immigrants explores what it truly takes to succeed in America. Drawing on real-life stories, practical advice, and the author's personal experiences, What Successful Immigrants Do in America offers actionable strategies for thriving in a new culture while staying true to your roots.

How Americans Think: Immigrant Guide is a comprehensive, practical resource designed for immigrants who want to understand American culture while preserving their own heritage. Whether you're new to the U.S. or have lived here for years, this guide offers key insights into American life, from work and family dynamics to communication styles and pathways to success.

Raw, eloquent, nuanced, intimate - Guzlowski illuminates the many faces of war, the toll it takes on innocent civilians, and the ways in which the trauma echoes down through generations. His narrative structure mirrors the fractured dislocation experienced by war refugees. Through a haunting collage of jagged fragments - poems, prose and prose poems, frozen moments of time, sometimes dreamlike and surreal, other times realistic and graphic - Guzlowski weaves a powerful story with impacts at levels both obvious and subtle.

In Thoughts That Hold Immigrants Back in America, Dr. Tursun Alkam draws from his personal journey and decades of research to illuminate the mental roadblocks that prevent immigrants from reaching their full potential. Whether it’s the fear of failure, perfectionism, language barriers, or cultural identity conflicts, this transformative guide helps you recognize and overcome the thoughts that limit growth, integration, and success.