Teenagers from India discuss why their families left that country and how they have adjusted to life in the United States.

Six Palestinian teenagers living in the United States present their views on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Six teenagers tell about their experiences in immigrating to the United States for the opportunities which elude them in Mexico because of its political and economic instability.

Teenagers from Ethiopia describe the conditions in that country that caused them to leave and their new lives in the United States.

'A vital book for our times' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'Unflinching, complex, provocative' NIKESH SHUKLA 'A work of astonishing, insistent importance' Observer Aged eight, Dina Nayeri fled Iran along with her mother and brother, and lived in the crumbling shell of an Italian hotel-turned-refugee camp. Eventually she was granted asylum in America. Now, Nayeri weaves together her own vivid story with those of other asylum seekers in recent years. In these pages, women gather to prepare the noodles that remind them of home, a closeted queer man tries to make his case truthfully as he seeks asylum and a translator attempts to help new arrivals present their stories to officials. Surprising and provocative, The Ungrateful Refugee recalibrates the conversation around the refugee experience. Here are the real human stories of what it is like to be forced to flee your home, and to journey across borders in the hope of starting afresh.

An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.

An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.