Written by a descendant of Greek immigrants, this book explores the stories behind leaving the mountains and islands of Greece throughout its recent tumultuous history. Many of those emigrants came to the sprawling cities and countryside of the United States. This book explores how Greek Americans did much to overcome war, family conflicts, exploitative labor practices, restrictive xenophobic quotas, and generational identity differences to become part of the American experiment. The history of how Greeks became Americans through these contemplations of the problems that immigration poses will activate the reader's critical thinking skills. They will recognize that these problems are relevant today.
year: 2019
call number/section: 304.87, 305.88
subjects: greek americans, history, juvenile literature, immigrants, united states, greece, history, juvenile literature, united states, emigration and immigration, immigration and emigration, citizenship, refugees
Editions
Johnson, Cyree Jarelle
Rosen Pub.'s Rosen Central (2019)
Explores why some Greeks came to live in America.
Schools: 1
Johnson, Cyr?e Jarelle
Written by a descendant of Greek immigrants, this book explores the stories behind leaving the mountains and islands of Greece throughout its recent tumultuous history. Many of those emigrants came to the sprawling cities and countryside of the United States. This book explores how Greek Americans did much to overcome war, family conflicts, exploitative labor practices, restrictive xenophobic quotas, and generational identity differences to become part of the American experiment. The history of how Greeks became Americans through these contemplations of the problems that immigration poses will activate the reader's critical thinking skills. They will recognize that these problems are relevant today.
Schools: 3