In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color

Name: In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Aida Salazar
ISBN: 9781338780178

Author: Aida Salazar, Alina Chau

Narrator: Robin Miles

Unabridged: 2 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 12/07/2021

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Social Topics, Emigration & Immigration, Places, United States, Biographical

Synopsis

Celebratory, triumphant, and inspiring, In the Spirit of a Dream is a tribute to American immigrants of color, written in poems and illustrated by 13 first- and second-generation immigrant artists.In the spirit of a dream, many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders, travelling to the United States in pursuit of opportunity. This book is a celebration of 13 American immigrants of color, from world-famous to local heroes, politicians, surgeons, athletes, activists and more.The biographies include engineer and astronaut Anousheh Ansari; Paralympic athlete and entrepreneur Alejandro Albor; surgeon Ayub Khan Ommaya; jazz musician Candido Camero; dancer Conceiçao Damasceno; Sriracha inventor and businessman David Tran; basketball player Dikembe Mutombo; author Edwidge Danticat; politician Ilhan Omar; comic artist Jim Lee; environmental activist Juana Guttierez; cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the Undocupoets, a group of undocumented poets.These stories are told in poems by Aida Salazar and artwork by Alina Chau, Bianca Diaz, Dion MBD, Fahmida Azim, Gaby D'Alessandro, Jose Ramirez, Ken Daley, Nicole Xu, Paulo D. Campos, Rahele Jomepour Bell, Tracy Guiteau, Vanessa Flores, and Yasmin Imamura.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie on August 14, 2021

What a beautiful anthology of poetry written and illustrated by 1st or 2nd generation immigrants of color about 13 immigrants of color! Libraries seeking to represent the world we live in should put this book high on their consideration lists and get ready to learn about significant contributions in......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on July 23, 2021

Reviewed from an ARC sent by the publisher. This collective biography of immigrants has "winner" written all over it. Herself an immigrant and POC, Aida Salazar was invited to write opening and closing poems for this book, as well as brief verse biographies about 12 diverse immigrants who came to the......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on November 15, 2023

Keywords: Poetry, Picture-book, Immigrants, Overcoming Summary: An inspiring compilation of poems written by thirteen different immigrants of color in America. Each story is about overcoming obstacles that come with being an immigrant of color in America written by a different author. Stories of drea......more

Goodreads review by Hilmg on February 05, 2024

Alejandro Albor, Mexico / illustrated by Bianca Diaz -- Anousheh Ansari, Iran / illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell -- Ayub Khan Ommaya, Pakistan / illustrated by Nicole Xu -- Cándido Camero, Cuba / illustrated by Ken Daley -- Conceição Damasceno, Brazil / illustrated by Paulo D. Campos -- David Tran, Vi......more

Goodreads review by Paula on July 01, 2021

Really good. Great choices of people, some well known (Ilhan Omar), some not so much (the Undocupoets). And the illustrators! Like a who’s who of up and coming talent worthy of further recognition. Bonus: the last poem in the collection celebrates immigrant parents, who over the years have borne rid......more