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Little America, incredible true stories of immigrants in America, introduction by Kumail Nanjiani ; created by Joshuah Bearman ; edited by Jennifer Swann ; photographs directed by Emily Berkey

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Little America

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introduction by Kumail Nanjiani ; created by Joshuah Bearman ; edited by Jennifer Swann ; photographs directed by Emily Berkey

incredible true stories of immigrants in America

"Nearly everyone in America came from somewhere else. This is a fundamental part of the American idea--an identity and place open to everyone. People arrive from all points distant, speaking a thousand languages, carrying every culture, each with their own reason for uprooting themselves to try something new. Everyone has their own unique story. Little America is a collection of those stories, told by the people who lived them. Together, they form a wholly original, at times unexpected portrait of America's immigrants, and thereby a portrait of America itself"--Back cover

Introduction by Kumail Nanjiani -- Igwe Udeh -- Jeannie Rice -- James King -- Yasmin Elhady -- Reyna Pacheco -- Yemana Sanders -- Mohanad Elshieky -- Roberto Behar -- Farhad Gremipor -- Thuan Le -- Jamal Hasi -- Idexa Stern -- Mary Anne Mohanraj -- Mariela Machado Fantacchiotti + Hertzen Villela -- Giorgio Kolaj -- Karis Wilde -- Igor Pasternak -- Kunal Sah -- Gisele Barreto Fetterman -- Shadi Ismail -- Akisa Fukuzawa -- Marian Banovsky -- Milad Yousufi -- Elizabeth Kizito -- Victoria Spector -- Aileen Hill -- Mustafa Kaymak -- Ai Cheng Goh -- Anna Patterson