Historias Genuinas Sobre Migración, Sobrevivencia y Renaceres
by Renya Grande
With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen, Somewhere We Are Human: Genuine Stories About Migration, Survival, and Rebirth is an anthology of forty-four bold, important, and groundbreaking essays and poems written by immigrants, refugees, and Dreamers, including award-winning writers, artists, and activists, who shed light on the day-to-day reality of being undocumented.
Today, there is heated debate on the issue of immigration in the United States, but the most important thing is being lost sight of: that migrants and refugees living precariously in this country are mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters; individuals driven by hope and fear who are risking their lives for the promise of the American dream. Their stories, however, often fall by the wayside.
In these times of unrest, political turmoil, and uncertainty, this anthology of essays, poetry, and art seeks to transform the xenophobic and stereotypical collective perspective we have on immigrants and refugees into one based on justice and humanity. The authors in this collection will alter the way you see yourself and your respective communities through storytelling and art, proudly declaring that, here as elsewhere, we are all human despite the militarization of borders, mass detention, and draconian anti-immigrant legislation in the United States.
Somewhere We Are Human reveals how joy, hope, grief, and perseverance help us flourish in the most arid terrain and under the most extreme conditions.
