Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource Illegal : reflections of an undocumented immigrant, José Ángel N, (electronic resource/)

Illegal : reflections of an undocumented immigrant, José Ángel N, (electronic resource/)

Creator
Summary
"A day after N. first crossed the U.S. border from Mexico, he was caught and then released onto the streets of Tijuana. Undeterred, N. crawled back through a tunnel to San Diego, where he entered the United States forever. Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant is his timely and compelling memoir of building a new life in America. Authorial anonymity is required to protect this life. Arriving in the 1990s with a 9th grade education, N. traveled to Chicago where he found access to ESL classes and GED classes. He eventually attended college and graduate school and became a professional translator. Despite having a well-paying job, N. was isolated by a lack of official legal documentation. Travel concerns made big promotions out of reach. Vacation time was spent hiding at home, pretending that he was on a long-planned trip. The simple act of purchasing his girlfriend a beer at a Cubs baseball game caused embarrassment and shame when N. couldn't produce a valid ID. A frustrating contradiction, N. lived in a luxury high-rise condo but couldn't fully live the American dream. He did, however, find solace in the one gift America gave him--his education. Ultimately, N.'s is the story of the triumph of education over adversity. In Illegal he debunks the stereotype that undocumented immigrants are freeloaders without access to education or opportunity for advancement. With bravery and honesty, N. details the constraints, deceptions, and humiliations that characterize alien life "amid the shadows." "--
Language
eng
Work
Instance
Label
Illegal : reflections of an undocumented immigrant
Title
Illegal
Title remainder
reflections of an undocumented immigrant
Statement of responsibility
José Ángel N
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"A day after N. first crossed the U.S. border from Mexico, he was caught and then released onto the streets of Tijuana. Undeterred, N. crawled back through a tunnel to San Diego, where he entered the United States forever. Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant is his timely and compelling memoir of building a new life in America. Authorial anonymity is required to protect this life. Arriving in the 1990s with a 9th grade education, N. traveled to Chicago where he found access to ESL classes and GED classes. He eventually attended college and graduate school and became a professional translator. Despite having a well-paying job, N. was isolated by a lack of official legal documentation. Travel concerns made big promotions out of reach. Vacation time was spent hiding at home, pretending that he was on a long-planned trip. The simple act of purchasing his girlfriend a beer at a Cubs baseball game caused embarrassment and shame when N. couldn't produce a valid ID. A frustrating contradiction, N. lived in a luxury high-rise condo but couldn't fully live the American dream. He did, however, find solace in the one gift America gave him--his education. Ultimately, N.'s is the story of the triumph of education over adversity. In Illegal he debunks the stereotype that undocumented immigrants are freeloaders without access to education or opportunity for advancement. With bravery and honesty, N. details the constraints, deceptions, and humiliations that characterize alien life "amid the shadows." "--
Member of
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
N$T
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
N., José Ángel
Dewey number
305.868/720787311
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Index
no index present
LC call number
F548.9.M5
LC item number
N3 2014eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
Latinos in Chicago and Midwest
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • N., José Ángel
  • N., José Ángel
  • Illegal aliens
  • Mexicans
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Scientists & Psychologists
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
  • United States
Label
Illegal : reflections of an undocumented immigrant, José Ángel N, (electronic resource/)
Link
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=692344
Instantiates
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn870305104
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780252096181
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
  • 571958
  • 22573/ctt5h9v27
  • 0761AB7D-BFF9-4E3D-A733-E9C8A8FB51BB
System control number
  • (OCoLC)870305104
  • (Sirsi) a1864339
Label
Illegal : reflections of an undocumented immigrant, José Ángel N, (electronic resource/)
Link
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=692344
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn870305104
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780252096181
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
  • 571958
  • 22573/ctt5h9v27
  • 0761AB7D-BFF9-4E3D-A733-E9C8A8FB51BB
System control number
  • (OCoLC)870305104
  • (Sirsi) a1864339

Subject

Genre

Member of

Library Locations

  • Bracewell Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    9002 Kingspoint Dr., Houston, TX, 77075, US
    29.6015138 -95.2454642
  • Carnegie Neighborhood Library and Center for LivingBorrow it
    1050 Quitman, Houston, TX, 77009, US
    29.7820733 -95.3585081
  • Central Library, Jesse H. Jones BuildingBorrow it
    500 McKinney St., Houston, TX, 77002, US
    29.759431 -95.369953
  • Clayton Library for Genealogical ResearchBorrow it
    5300 Caroline, Houston, TX, 77004, US
    29.7261735 -95.3860972
  • Collier Regional LibraryBorrow it
    6200 Pinemont, Houston, TX, 77092, US
    29.8408138 -95.4826992
  • Dixon Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    8002 Hirsch, Houston, TX, 77016, US
    29.8333391 -95.3287599
  • Fifth Ward Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    4014 Market St., Houston, TX, 77020, US
    29.7721894 -95.3305948
  • Floating CollectionBorrow it
  • Flores Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    110 North Milby, Houston, TX, 77003, US
    29.7509344 -95.3348857
  • Freed-Montrose Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    4100 MOntrose, Houston, TX, 77006, US
    29.7355032 -95.391542
  • HPL Digitized CollectionsBorrow it
  • HPL Express Discovery GreenBorrow it
    1500 McKinney St., R2, Houston, TX, 77010, US
    29.7541503 -95.3605381
  • HPL Express SouthwestBorrow it
    6400 High Star, Houston, TX, 77074, US
    29.71093979999999 -95.49596849999999
  • HPL Interlibrary LoanBorrow it
  • Heights Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    1302 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX, 77008, US
    29.794697 -95.397294
  • Henington-Alief Regional LibraryBorrow it
    7979 South Kirkwood, Houston, TX, 77072, US
    29.6922226 -95.5870466
  • Hillendahl Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    2436 Gessner Rd., Houston, TX, 77008, US
    29.815604 -95.5447456
  • Houston Metropolitan Research Center at the Julia Ideson BuildingBorrow it
    550 McKinney St., Houston, TX, 77002, US
    29.7589504 -95.3691522
  • Johnson Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    3517 Reed Rd., Houston, TX, 77051, US
    29.65877739999999 -95.3708359
  • Jungman Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    5830 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX, 77057, US
    29.7384812 -95.4812985
  • Kendall Drive-upBorrow it
    609 N. Eldridge, Houston, TX, 77079, US
    29.7730552 -95.6205706
  • Kendall Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    609 N. Eldridge, Houston, TX, 77079, US
    29.7730552 -95.6205706
  • Lakewood Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    8815 Feland St., Houston, TX, 77028, US
    29.84134 -95.26759919999999
  • Looscan Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    2510 Willowick, Houston, TX, 77027, US
    29.7427971 -95.4420007
  • Mancuso Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    6767 Bellfort, Houston, TX, 77087, US
    29.668117 -95.31027840000002
  • McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    5411 Pardee St., Houston, TX, 77026, US
    29.8061908 -95.31667019999999
  • McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    7405 Stella Link, Hosuotn, TX, 77025, US
    29.6980976 -95.43970879999999
  • Melcher Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    7200 Keller, Houston, TX, 77012, US
    29.706187 -95.289578
  • Meyer Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    5005 West Bellfort, Houston, TX, 77035, US
    29.6680766 -95.4661107
  • Moody Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    9525 Irvington, Houston, TX, 77076, US
    29.8475523 -95.36253049999999
  • Morris Frank Library an HPL Express LocationBorrow it
    10103 Fondren, Brays Oaks Tower Building, Houston, TX, 77096, US
    29.6699914 -95.4830243
  • Oak Forest Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    1349 West 43rd Street, Houston, TX, 77018, US
    29.8275745 -95.4340011
  • Parent Resource Library – Children’s Museum of HoustonBorrow it
    1500 Binz, Houston, TX, 77004, US
    29.72274749999999 -95.385048
  • Park Place regional LibraryBorrow it
    8145 Park Place, Houston, TX, 77017, US
    29.687169 -95.27569899999999
  • Pleasantville Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    1520 Gellhorn, Houston, TX, 77029, US
    29.763806 -95.2732243
  • Ring Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    8835 Long Point, Houston, TX, 77055, US
    29.8026 -95.507916
  • Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    3223 Wilcrest, Houston, TX, 77042, US
    29.72902849999999 -95.5712034
  • Scenic Woods regional LibraryBorrow it
    10677 Homestead Rd., Houston, TX, 77016, US
    29.8698482 -95.30108519999999
  • Shepard-Acres Homes Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    8501 West Montgomery, Houston, TX, 77008, US
    29.8710208 -95.43731269999999
  • Smith Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    3624 Scott st., Houston, TX, 77004, US
    29.7227187 -95.3517172
  • Stanaker Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    611 S-Sgt Macario Garcia, Houston, TX, 77011, US
    29.7400079 -95.3030306
  • Stimely-Blue Ridge Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    7007 W. Fuqua, Houston, TX, 77489, US
    29.5984531 -95.4910613
  • The African American Library at the Gregory SchoolBorrow it
    1300 Victor Street, Houston, TX, 77019, US
    29.7540795 -95.3805613
  • Tuttle Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    702 Kress, Houston, TX, 77002, US
    29.7761689 -95.3077423
  • Vinson Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    3810 W. Fuqua, Houston, TX, 77045, US
    29.6141508 -95.43359149999999
  • Walter Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    7660 Clarewood, Houston, TX, 77036, US
    29.709814 -95.52082
  • Young Neighborhood LibraryBorrow it
    5260 Griggs Rd. Palm Center, Houston, TX, 77021, US
    29.6951263 -95.3318261

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Houston Public Library. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.
Processing Feedback ...