The Making of a Dream
Title | The Making of a Dream PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Wides-Muñoz |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2019-01-29 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0062930478 |
A journalist chronicles the next chapter in civil rights—the story of a movement and a nation, witnessed through the poignant and inspiring experiences of five young undocumented activists who are transforming society’s attitudes toward one of the most contentious political matters roiling America today: immigration. They are called the DREAMers: young people who were brought, or sent, to the United States as children and who have lived for years in America without legal status. Growing up, they often worked hard in school, planned for college, only to learn they were, in the eyes of the United States government and many citizens, "illegal aliens." Determined to take fate into their own hands, a group of these young undocumented immigrants risked their safety to "come out" about their status—sparking a transformative movement, engineering a seismic shift in public opinion on immigration, and inspiring other social movements across the country. Their quest for permanent legal protection under the so-called "Dream Act," stalled. But in 2012, the Obama administration issued a landmark, new immigration policy: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which has since protected more than half a million young immigrants from deportation even as efforts to install more expansive protections remain elusive. The Making of a Dream begins at the turn of the millennium, with the first of a series of "Dream Act" proposals; follows the efforts of policy makers, activists, and undocumented immigrants themselves, and concludes with the 2016 presidential election and the first months of the Trump presidency. The immigrants’ coming of age stories intersect with the watershed political and economic events of the last two decades: 9/11, the recession, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Obama presidency, and the rebirth of the anti-immigrant right. In telling their story, Laura Wides-Muñoz forces us to rethink our definition of what it means to be American.
Behind the Dream
Title | Behind the Dream PDF eBook |
Author | Clarence B. Jones |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2012-03-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0230112382 |
"I have a dream." When those words were spoken on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, the crowd stood, electrified, as Martin Luther King, Jr. brought the plight of African Americans to the public consciousness and firmly established himself as one of the greatest orators of all time. Behind the Dream is a thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the weeks leading up to the great event, as told by Clarence Jones, co-writer of the speech and close confidant to King. Jones was there, on the road, collaborating with the great minds of the time, and hammering out the ideas and the speech that would shape the civil rights movement and inspire Americans for years to come.
Someone Builds the Dream
Title | Someone Builds the Dream PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa Wheeler |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2021-03-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1984814346 |
Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren Long All across this great big world, jobs are getting done by many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE. Gorgeously written and illustrated, this is an eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into building our world--from the making of a bridge to a wind farm, an amusement park, and even the very picture book that you are reading. An architect may dream up the plans for a house, but someone has to actually work the saws and pound the nails. This book is a thank-you to the skilled women and men who work tirelessly to see our dreams brought to life.
Dream Making in a Dream-Taking World
Title | Dream Making in a Dream-Taking World PDF eBook |
Author | Steve W. Price |
Publisher | INTI Publishing & Resource Books |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2002-06 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 9781891279119 |
Dream Golf
Title | Dream Golf PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Goodwin |
Publisher | Algonquin Books |
Pages | 378 |
Release | 2010-06-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1616200111 |
"Mike Keiser followed his instincts to build courses that speak to golf as a rugged adventure. Steve Goodwin's spirited book will speak to the golfing soul in you." —Lorne Rubenstein, columnist for The Globe and Mail (Canada) and author of A Season in Dornoch On a wild, windblown bluff high above the Pacific sits one of America’s premier golfing destinations, Bandon Dunes. Golf enthusiast Mike Keiser had the dream of building this British-style "links" course on a stretch of Oregon's rugged coast, and Dream Golf is the first all-inclusive account of how he turned his passion into a reality. Now, in this updated and expanded edition, golf writer Stephen Goodwin revisits Bandon Dunes and introduces readers to Keiser's latest effort there, a new course named Old Macdonald that will present golfers with a more rugged, untamed version of the game. This "new" approach to the sport is, in fact, a return to the game's origins, with a very deep bow to Charles Blair Macdonald (1856 –1939), the father of American golf course architecture and one of the founders of the U.S. Golf Association. This highly anticipated fourth course, designed by renowned golf course architect Tom Doak along with Jim Urbina — as detailed in Dream Golf — will further enhance Bandon Dunes' reputation as a place where golf really does seem to capture the ancient magic of the game.
Henry Aaron's Dream
Title | Henry Aaron's Dream PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Tavares |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0763632244 |
A picture book biography of African-American baseball player Hank Aaron.
Dream
Title | Dream PDF eBook |
Author | Susan V. Bosak |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781896232041 |
Illustrated text urges the reader to nurture his or her dreams and work to make them a reality.