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Becoming Americans
Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing
Book Summary
Comprised mostly of memoirs with some fiction, this volume gathers selections from the writings of 85 immigrants from 45 countries that illustrate the changing views of immigrants in the United States.
This book is about:
- Immigrants' writings, American,
- Emigration and immigration,
- Literary collections,
- Immigrants,
- History and criticism
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