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The Immigrant Experience: A Reading List

As art imitates life, literature and history are filled with people who made the difficult decision to leave their homes, their communities, and all that is familiar in hopes of making a better life elsewhere. Whether they're in pursuit of the American dream, refuge from violence and oppression, or simply a chance to start over, characters uproot themselves and undertake trying journeys, and they don't always like what they find when they reach their destinations.
The list that you have built covers the immigrant experience from a variety of angles, from memoirs and first-hand accounts, to stories about the children of immigrants and how their parents' decision to move shaped their lives. Take a look at these books about the immigrant experience:
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The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
1
Nam Le
Outcasts United
Outcasts United
2
Children of the River (Linda Crew)
Children of the River
3
Linda Crew
Little Bee (Chris Cleave)
Little Bee
4
Chris Cleave
The Road Home
The Road Home
5
The Gravedigger's Daughter (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Gravedigger's Daughter
6
Joyce Carol Oates
Reading by Lightning (Joan Thomas)
Reading by Lightning
7
Joan Thomas
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
8
Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
9
Amy Tan
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
10
Julia Alvarez
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
11
Barbara Kingsolver
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
12
Julie Otsuka
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
13
Breaking Through (Jiminez)
Breaking Through
14
Jiminez
The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif (Najaf Mazari & Robert Hillman)
The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif
15
Najaf Mazari & Robert Hillman
The Happiest Refugee (Ahn Do)
The Happiest Refugee
16
Ahn Do
The Walking (Laleh Khadivi)
The Walking
17
Laleh Khadivi
Digging to America (Anne Tyler)
Digging to America
18
Anne Tyler
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
19
Jhumpa Lahiri
Brick Lane
Brick Lane
20
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
21
Henry Roth
The Girl in the Picture (Denise Chong)
The Girl in the Picture
22
Denise Chong
A Good American
A Good American
23
The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
The Arrival
24
Shaun Tan
Like Lesser Gods (Mari Tomasi)
Like Lesser Gods
25
Mari Tomasi
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
26
Maxine Hong Kingston
How to Get Into the Twin Palms
How to Get Into the Twin Palms
27
Netherland
Netherland
28
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
29
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Adventures of Vaclav the Magnificent and His Lovely Assistant Lena (Haley Tanner)
The Adventures of Vaclav the Magnificent and His Lovely Assistant Lena
30
Haley Tanner
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
31
Betty Smith
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
32
T.C. Boyle
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