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Somewhere We Are Human
"[These contributions] touch on so many different facets of the immigrant experience that readers will find much to ponder... [and] experience how creative writing enriches our understanding of each other and our lives." –Booklist

Introduction by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen

A unique collection of 41 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers—including award-winning writers, artists, and activists—that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today.

In the overheated debate about immigration, we often lose sight of the humanity at the heart of this complex issue. The immigrants and refugees living precariously in the United States are mothers and fathers, children, neighbors, and friends. Individuals propelled by hope and fear, they gamble their lives on the promise of America, yet their voices are rarely heard.

This anthology of essays, poetry, and art seeks to shift the immigration debate—now shaped by rancorous stereotypes and xenophobia—towards one rooted in humanity and justice. Through their storytelling and art, the contributors to this thought-provoking book remind us that they are human still. Transcending their current immigration status, they offer nuanced portraits of their existence before and after migration, the factors behind their choices, the pain of leaving their homeland and beginning anew in a strange country, and their collective hunger for a future not defined by borders.

Created entirely by undocumented or formerly undocumented migrants, Somewhere We Are Human is a journey of memory and yearning from people newly arrived to America, those who have been here for decades, and those who have ultimately chosen to leave or were deported. Touching on themes of race, class, gender, nationality, sexuality, politics, and parenthood, Somewhere We Are Human reveals how joy, hope, mourning, and perseverance can take root in the toughest soil and bloom in the harshest conditions.

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Somewhere We Are Human \ Donde somos humanos (Spanish edition)

Somewhere We Are Human \ Donde somos humanos (Spanish edition)

Reyna Grande, Sonia Guiñansaca

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Somewhere We Are Human \ Donde somos humanos (Spanish edition)

Somewhere We Are Human \ Donde somos humanos (Spanish edition)

Reyna Grande, Sonia Guiñansaca

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A Ballad of Love and Glory / Corrido de amor y gloria (Spanish edition)

A Ballad of Love and Glory / Corrido de amor y gloria (Spanish edition)

Reyna Grande

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A Ballad of Love and Glory / Corrido de amor y gloria (Spanish ed)

A Ballad of Love and Glory / Corrido de amor y gloria (Spanish ed)

Reyna Grande

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Somewhere We Are Human

Somewhere We Are Human

Reyna Grande, Sonia Guiñansaca

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A Ballad of Love and Glory

A Ballad of Love and Glory

Reyna Grande

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A Ballad of Love and Glory

A Ballad of Love and Glory

Reyna Grande

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La búsqueda de un sueño (A Dream Called Home Spanish edition)

La búsqueda de un sueño (A Dream Called Home Spanish edition)

Reyna Grande

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La búsqueda de un sueño (A Dream Called Home Spanish edition)

La búsqueda de un sueño (A Dream Called Home Spanish edition)

Reyna Grande

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A Dream Called Home

A Dream Called Home

Reyna Grande

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A Dream Called Home

A Dream Called Home

Reyna Grande

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The Distance Between Us

The Distance Between Us

Reyna Grande

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La distancia entre nosotros

La distancia entre nosotros

Reyna Grande

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La distancia entre nosotros

La distancia entre nosotros

Reyna Grande

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The Distance Between Us

The Distance Between Us

Reyna Grande

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The Distance Between Us

The Distance Between Us

Reyna Grande

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Dancing with Butterflies

Dancing with Butterflies

Reyna Grande

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Dancing with Butterflies

Dancing with Butterflies

Reyna Grande

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A traves de cien montanas (Across a Hundred Mountains)

A traves de cien montanas (Across a Hundred Mountains)

Reyna Grande

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Across a Hundred Mountains

Across a Hundred Mountains

Reyna Grande

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Across a Hundred Mountains

Across a Hundred Mountains

Reyna Grande

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