Eddie Huang burned his way through American culture, defying every “model minority” stereotype along the way. His book is the immigrant’s story for the twenty-first century; a story of food, family, and the forging of a new notion of what it means to be an American.

Traces the life story of the Sudanese-born international supermodel, describing the civil war-torn childhood that ill prepared her for her life in high fashion, her daring escape to London, and her discovery at a street fair at the age of nineteen.

In a book of deep and telling ironies, Peter Schrag provides essential background for understanding the fractious debate over immigration. Schrag sets the modern immigration controversy within the context of two centuries of debate over the same questions about who exactly is fit for citizenship.

In these essays, Ramos delves into Latino culture throughout the U.S. and seeks to understand what fuels the immigrants’ dreams.

A reporter for The New York Times and author of Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer documents the lives of a wildly diverse group of young kids who miraculously unite as a team, against the backdrop of a fading American town struggling to make a haven for its new arrivals–refugees.

Misunderstandings between American Doctors and the very traditional Hmong family of a little girl prone to seizures displays exquisitely the cultural barriers that can sometimes hinder even the best efforts.

In an extraordinary blend of eloquent narrative history, vivid personal recollection, and oral testimony, Ronald Takaki relates the diverse 150-year history of Asian Americans. Through richly detailed vignettes–by turns bitter, funny, and inspiring–he offers a stunning panorama of a neglected part of American history.