I Am Home: Portraits of Immigrant Teenagers
Written by Ericka McConnell
Published by Parallax Press
Sixty full-page portraits of students at Oakland International High School, photographed by award-winning photographer Ericka McConnell, are accompanied by their own unique, diverse, and surprising stories of what makes them feel at home. Each of these young people is inspiring in their own right and together their stories will help us consider the issue of immigration with new mindfulness and compassion. All profits from the publication of this book will be donated to Oakland International High School.

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Available As: Paperback
Young Adult, Age 15 or older
Community Represented: Various
Themes: Immigrant: Education, Multiracial Identity
Setting: United States
Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: Refugee, Immigrant
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