Go back to where you came from : and other helpful recommendations on how to become American (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection)
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Colorado State Library Resources - STAFF RETRIEVAL | FOR LIBRARY USE ONLY | THESE COPIES ARE LOANED TO LIBRARIES FOR BOOK CLUB USE ONLY. | Checked Out | May 24, 2024 |
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8 books in one bag 258 pages ; 24 cm AUDIOBOOK AVAILABLE FROM COLORADO TALKING BOOK LIBRARY
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BOOKS LOANED TO LIBRARIES FOR BOOK CLUB USE ONLY! Sponsored by the Colorado State Library Book Club Project.
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"A rollercoaster ride of a memoir, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, by the journalist, playwright, and political activist Wajahat Ali. "Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!" This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where exactly? His hometown in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he can't afford rent? Awkward, left-handed, suffering from OCD, and wearing Husky pants, Ali grew up on the margins of the American mainstream, devoid of Brown superheroes, where people like him were portrayed as goofy sidekicks, shop owners with funny accents, sweaty terrorists, or aspiring sweaty terrorists. Driven by his desire to expand the American narrative to include protagonists who look like him, he became a writer, and in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, an accidental activist and ambassador of all things Muslim-y. He uses his pen with turmeric-stained fingernails to fill in missing narratives, challenge the powerful, and booby trap racist stereotypes. In his bold, hopeful and hilarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons and strategies to help cultivate a more compassionate America"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ali, W. (2023). Go back to where you came from: and other helpful recommendations on how to become American (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection) (Reprint). W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ali, Wajahat. 2023. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection). W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ali, Wajahat. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection) W. W. Norton & Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ali, Wajahat. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection) Reprint, W. W. Norton & Company, 2023.
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