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Take my name but say it slow : essays

Dai, Thomas, author.

Publication Date

2025

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814.6 DAI

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SD_ILS:794985

This part is silent : a life between cultures

Kim, SJ, author.

Publication Date

2024

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973.04957 KIM

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SD_ILS:723667

An American story : everyone's invited

Valderrama, Wilmer, 1980- author.

Publication Date

2024

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927.9143 VAL

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SD_ILS:707701

I'm laughing because I'm crying : a memoir

Mayer, Youngmi, author.

Publication Date

2024

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792.76028 MAY

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SD_ILS:729925

Docile : memoirs of a not-so-perfect Asian girl

Song, Hyeseung, author.

Publication Date

2024

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920.72 SON

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SD_ILS:715728

Small acts of courage : a legacy of endurance and the fight for democracy

Velshi, Ali, author.

Publication Date

2024

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920.571 VEL

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SD_ILS:715800

The manicurist's daughter : a memoir

Lieu, Susan, author.

Publication Date

2024

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920.72 LIE

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SD_ILS:711973

Bird milk & mosquito bones : a memoir

Mattoo, Priyanka, author.

Publication Date

2024

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814.6 MAT

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SD_ILS:719440

Beyond the mountains : an immigrant's inspiring journey of healing and learning to dance with the universe

Prem, Deja Vu, author.

Publication Date

2024

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973.049921 PRE

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SD_ILS:788908

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The rock in my throat

Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- author.

Publication Date

2024

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973.0495972 YAN

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SD_ILS:799733

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Accordion eulogies : a memoir of music, migration, and Mexico

Álvarez, Noé, author.

Publication Date

2024

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920.71 ALV

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SD_ILS:801600

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The circuit : graphic novel

Jiménez, Francisco, 1943- author.

Publication Date

2024

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331.544 JIM

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Ishida, Kenneth N., 1977-1998.

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Moore, Wayétu.

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New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.

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Stokes, Rose Pastor, 1879-1933.

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Acosta, Hipolito.

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Adewumi, Tani, 2010-

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Agustin, Rafael.

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Alex Award (2017) -- Winner.

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Ali, Wajahat.

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Alva, Alfredo -- Juvenile literature.

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American Dream -- Comic books, strips, etc

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American Dream.

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Amini, Fari -- Juvenile literature.

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Anthropologists -- United States -- Biography.

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Antin, Mary, 1881-1949 -- Juvenile fiction.

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Arce, Julissa.

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Artists -- Haiti.

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Asian Americans -- Biography.

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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (2021) -- Winner.

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Asylum, Right of -- United States.

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Barnes, Cinelle.

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Batmanglij, Najmieh, 1947-

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Belarusians -- United States.

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Bennett, Roger, 1970-

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Bereavement.

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Bilingualism -- United States

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Breast -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects.

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COVID-19 vaccines -- Development.

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Campoverdi, Alejandra.

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Chao, Buwei Yang, 1889-1981.

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Chicago Bears (Football team) -- History.

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Child, Julia.

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Chinese American artists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Chmerkovskiy, Valentin.

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Christian ethics -- China.

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Christy's Doughnuts -- History.

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Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Biography.

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Comodas, Rosalie.

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Adaptation of (work): Sarsour, Linda, 1980- We are not here to be bystanders.

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Belafonte, Harry, 1927- writer of foreword.

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Bennett, Roger, 1970- author.

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Binford, Warren (Wendi Warren H.), compiler.

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Bobrow-Strain, Aaron, 1969- author.

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Borlase, Craig, author.

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Bozza, Anthony.

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Brooks, Mel, 1926- interviewee (expression)

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Brown, Monica, 1969- author.

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Burford, Michelle, author.

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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- author, artist.

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Campoverdi, Alejandra, author.

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Cantú, Francisco (Essayist), author, narrator.

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Cass, Karen, narrator.

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Castillo, Lauren, illustrator.

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Cepeda, Joe, illustrator.

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Chmerkovskiy, Valentin, author.

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Chopra, Deepak.

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Chopra, Sanjiv.

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Container of (expression): Gerster, Michelle, 1979- Travesía. Spanish.

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Container of (work): Gerster, Michelle, 1979- Travesía.

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Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla, author.

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Dai, Thomas, author.

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Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-

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DeParle, Jason, author.

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DeVault, Ileen A., writer of afterword.

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Dean, Alexandra, 1979- screenwriter, film director, film producer, editor of moving image work.

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Donofrio, Caroline, author.

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Drayton, Tiffanie, author.

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Dumas, Firoozeh, author.

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Dunnett, Fiona, 1982- illustrator.

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Dutta, Sunil, author.

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Fishman, Boris, 1979- author.

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Flanagan, Lisa, narrator.

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France, Tan, author.

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Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.

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Gerster, Michelle, 1979- author.

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Geter, Hafizah, 1984- author.

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Gharib, Malaka, author.

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Gonsalez, Marcos, author.

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Grande, Reyna, editor.

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Graphic novelization of: Jiménez, Francisco, 1943- Circuit.

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Gricelda, author.

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Grimes, Nikki, author.

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Gu, Alice (Director), editor of moving image work, film director, film producer.

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Guerra, Almarie, narrator.

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Guiñansaca, Sonia, editor.

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Ha, Robin, author, illustrator.

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Hajratwala, Minal.

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Hamilton, Lisa M., author.

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Hazan, Marcella

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Henderson, Robbin, commentator, illustrator.

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Hernandez Castillo, Marcelo, 1988- author.

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Herrera, Juan Felipe, author.

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Hirono, Mazie, 1947- author.

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Hitchens, Christopher.

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Hoffman, Eva, 1945-

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Iftin, Abdi Nor, author.

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Jacobs, Celia (Illustrator), artist.

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Jean, Wyclef.

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Jiménez, Francisco, 1943- author.

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Judge, Mike, writer of foreword.

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Karikó, Katalin, author.

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Khor, Shing Yin, author.

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Kirschner, Axel, author.

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Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000, interviewee (expression)

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Laskin, David, 1953-

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Lauridsen, Peter, composer.

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Lee, Edward, 1972- commentator, host, instructor.

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Lesser, Wendy

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Leung, Julie, author.

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Lieu, Susan, author.

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Lin, Jiemei, 1989- illustrator.

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Lovato, Roberto, author.

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Markham, Lauren, author.

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Martin, Pedro, 1967- author, artist.

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Marwan, Zahra, 1989- author, illustrator.

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Mattler, Jayme, narrator.

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Mattoo, Priyanka, author.

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Mayer, Youngmi, author.

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McKeon, Kathy.

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Mills, Deborah (Architect), author.

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Min, Anchee, 1957-

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Mojica Rodríguez, Prisca Dorcas, 1985- author.

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Morales, Yuyi, author, illustrator.

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Moroz, Erica, author.

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Myint, Thirii Myo Kyaw, 1989- author.

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Nanjiani, Kumail, writer of introduction.

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Navarro, Claudia, illustrator.

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Ngoy, Ted, 1942- on-screen participant.

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Nguyen, Bich Minh, author.

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Ochoa, Santiago, translator.

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Okporo, Edafe, author.

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Osborne, Robert, 1932-2017, interviewee (expression)

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Ott, Tovah, narrator.

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Ouyang, Jimmy, author.

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PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.

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Phillips, Caryl.

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Prem, Deja Vu, author.

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Project Amplify (U.S.), issuing body.

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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher, broadcaster.

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Rabinowitz, Matilda, 1887-1963 author.

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Rock, Bretman, author.

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Rosen, Richard Dean, 1949- author.

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Saedi, Sara, author.

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Samaha, Albert, author.

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Sayman, Michael, 1996- author.

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Sen, Mayukh, author.

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Shimoda, Brandon, author.

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Siegler, Bonnie, author.

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Slade, Suzanne.

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St. Martin's Press, publisher.

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Stapinski, Helene, author.

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Suarez, Ray, 1957- author.

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Sullivan, Rosemary, 1947- author.

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Sullivan, Rosemary, author.

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Swann, Jennifer, editor.

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Taherian, Elaheh, illustrator.

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Talusan, Meredith, author.

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Thompson, Jeffrey, 1970-

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Thompson, Neal, author.

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Valderrama, Wilmer, 1980- author.

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Valencia, Carolina, translator.

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Vargas, Jose Antonio, author.

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Weissman, Michaele, author.

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Wells, Rosemary

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Zeitgeist Films, publisher.

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translation of: Arce, Julissa. My (underground) American dream. Spanish.

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