eAudiobook
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In the Spirit of a Dream
Year
2021
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
1h 18m
Publication Information
Scholastic Inc.
Summary
In the spirit of a dream, many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders, travelling to the United States in pursuit of opportunity. This audiobook is a celebration of 13 American immigrants of color, from world-famous to local heroes, politicians, surgeons, athletes, activists and more. The biographies included feature engineer and astronaut Anousheh Ansari, Paralympic athlete and entrepreneur Alejandro Albor, surgeon Ayub Khan Ommaya, jazz musician Candido Camero, dancer Conceiçao Damasceno, Sriracha inventor and businessman David Tran, basketball player Dikembe Mutombo, author Edwidge Danticat, politician Ilhan Omar, comic artist Jim Lee, environmental activist Juana Guttierez, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the Undocupoets, a group of undocumented poets. These stories are told in poems by Aida Salazar.