A beginner's guide to America : for the immigrant and the misinformed / Roya Hakakian.
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- ISBN: 9780525656067
- ISBN: 0525656065
- Physical Description: 240 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
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Formatted Contents Note: | UPON ARRIVAL IN AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: First inspections; Stepping onto the American street; The road to your destination; An exhausted finale -- GENESIS REDUX: Your first unplanned encounter; A mosey in the new neighborhood; Welcome to the free world's wide web; Grocery shopping; The ABCs of American peculiarities; The immigrant's TV guide -- ON R©SUM© WWRITING, ESL SCHOOL, AND OTHER POST-ARRIVAL DRUDGERIES: Your life on a page; Back to school again; Your American baptism; Two ways to conjugate; You, second edition -- ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, GETTING LOST, AND OTHER POST-ARRIVAL TRIBULATIONS: First transportation woes; Arrival: a tragedy in five acts; Viva la life! Down with death!; Of heaven and hell in the American park -- WELCOME TO SELFISTAN: The birds, the fish, the trees, and the founding fathers; The American: a tribe of one where "1" is king; The exception of the American farewell; Now is the American future; The vices and the virtues; Of an American lover; Love's new language; Your first romance: a few warnings -- THE DIASPORA: CAN'T LIVE WITH THEM, CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THEM: The abridged catalog of belonging; The good in Diaspora; To be or not to be: in the ethnic enclave; The bad in diaspora; The immigrant's affliction; The ugly in diaspora; The end of cake; And yet, it can be worse -- THE LOVEABLE, THE INEXPLICABLE, AND THE INFURIATING ABOUT AMERICA: A strange brand of generous; On squirrels and Americans; The thanks you owe; What not to learn from Americans; The undoing of America; E as in ©migr©♭, as in Excellence -- ON REFUSING TO MOVE TO THE BACK OF THE AMERICAN BUS: Anti-immigrant vitriol; As the other apple pie; All men are created equal; Except some men; Give me your poor vs. your fat cats; America's dark future; The most reliable gods; The nine circles of the vetting process; Your story, your prayer; A covenant in red, white, and blue. |
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A Beginner's Guide to America : For the Immigrant and the Curious
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A Beginner's Guide to America : For the Immigrant and the Curious
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Prologue | p. xiii | |
Part I | ||
1 | Upon Arrival in America the Beautiful | p. 3 |
First Inspections | p. 4 | |
Stepping Onto the American Street | p. 8 | |
The Road to Your Destination | p. 10 | |
An Exhausted Finale | p. 13 | |
2 | Genesis Redux | p. 15 |
Your First Unplanned Encounter | p. 16 | |
A Mosey in the New Neighborhood | p. 21 | |
Welcome to the Free World's Wide Web | p. 23 | |
Grocery Shopping 2.0 | p. 25 | |
The ABCs of American Peculiarities | p. 28 | |
The Immigrant's TV Guide | p. 31 | |
3 | On Résumé Writing, ESL School, and Other Post-Arrival Drudgeries | p. 34 |
Your Life on a Page | p. 36 | |
Back to School Again | p. 43 | |
Your American Baptism | p. 44 | |
Two Ways to Conjugate | p. 46 | |
You, Second Edition | p. 51 | |
4 | On Public Transportation, Getting Lost, and Other Post-Arrival Tribulations | p. 54 |
First Transportation Woes | p. 56 | |
Arrival: A Tragedy In Five Acts | p. 61 | |
Viva La Life! Down With Death! | p. 67 | |
Of Heaven and Hell in the American Park | p. 72 | |
Part II | ||
5 | Welcome to Selfistan | p. 79 |
The Birds, The Fish, The Trees, and The Founding Fathers | p. 80 | |
The American: A Tribe of One | p. 84 | |
Where "I" is King | p. 87 | |
The Exception of the American Farewell Now is the American Future | p. 91 | |
The Vices and the Virtues of an American Lover | p. 96 | |
Love's New Language | p. 101 | |
Your First Romance: A Few Warnings | p. 107 | |
6 | The Diaspora: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them | p. 111 |
The Abridged Catalogue of Belonging | p. 112 | |
The Good in Diaspora | p. 116 | |
To Be or Not To Be: In The Ethnic Enclave | p. 129 | |
The Bad in Diaspora | p. 132 | |
The Immigrant's Affliction | p. 137 | |
The Ugly in Diaspora | p. 143 | |
The End of Cake | p. 145 | |
And Yet, It Can Be Worse | p. 147 | |
7 | The loveable, the Inexplicable, and the Infuriating About America | p. 156 |
A Strange Brand of Generous | p. 158 | |
On Squirrels and Americans | p. 163 | |
The Thanks You Owe | p. 169 | |
What Not to Learn from Americans | p. 171 | |
The Undoing of America | p. 174 | |
E as in Ãmigré, as in Excellence | p. 183 | |
8 | On Refusing to Move to the Back of the American Bus | p. 186 |
Anti-Immigrant Vitriol as the Other Apple Pie | p. 189 | |
All Men are Created Equal Except Some Men | p. 192 | |
Give Me Your Poor Vs. Your Fat Cats | p. 195 | |
America's Dark Future | p. 198 | |
The Most Reliable Gods | p. 201 | |
The Nine Circles of the Vetting Process | p. 204 | |
Your Story, Your Prayer | p. 207 | |
A Covenant in Red, White, and Blue | p. 209 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 215 | |
Sources | p. 217 |