LEADER 00000cam 2200469Ii 4500 001 sky295322173 003 SKY 005 20200629181211.0 008 190305s2019 nyu j 000 0aeng d 010 2018965671 020 9780062914590 020 0062914596 040 XK4|beng|erda|cXK4|dXK4|dIG$|dLPCLI|dWSD|dUAP|dMLN|dSKYRV |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us--- 092 |fJ|aBIO|bVARGAS 100 1 Vargas, Jose Antonio,|eauthor. 245 10 Dear America :|bthe story of an undocumented citizen / |cJose Antonio Vargas. 250 Young readers' edition, First edition. 264 1 New York, NY :|bHarper,|c[2019] 300 xi, 130 pages ;|c22 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 500 990L Lexile 520 "Jose Antonio Vargas was only twelve years old when he was brought to the United States from the Philippines to live with his grandparents. He didn't know it, but he was sent to the U.S. illegally. When he applied for a learner's permit, he learned the truth, and he spent the next almost twenty years keeping his immigration status a secret. Hiding in plain sight, he was writing for some of the most prestigious news organizations in the country. Only after publicly admitting his undocumented status--risking his career and personal safety--was Vargas able to live his truth. This book asks questions including, How do you define who is an American? How do we decide who gets to be a citizen? What happens to those who enter the U.S. without documentation? By telling his personal story and presenting facts without easy answers, Jose Antonio Vargas sheds light on an issue that couldn't be more relevant. In this young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir Dear America, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story, in light of the 12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States,"--Amazon.com. 521 8 990L|bLexile 600 10 Vargas, Jose Antonio|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Illegal aliens|zUnited States|vBiography|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Journalists|zUnited States|vBiography|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Filipino Americans|vBiography|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Motion picture producers and directors|zUnited States |vBiography|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Journalists|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Motion picture producers and directors|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Illegal aliens|vJuvenile literature. 655 7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft
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