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Civil rights lawyer, Wang, recounts her years growing up as an undocumented immigrant living in America. In China, Wang’s parents were professors, but in 1994 New York, their credentials are meaningless. Wang worked alongside her mother in a sweatshop before starting school at age seven. Her family’s illegal status blighted nearly every aspect of their life, from pushing her parents’ marriage to the brink to compromising their health. While Wang’s story of pursuing the American dream is undoubtedly timeless, it’s her family’s triumph in the face of “xenophobia and intolerance” that makes it feel especially relevant today. Published in 2021; 305 pages.

Includes 15 paperback copies and 1 book club guide prepared by WCPL.