Making America Great: Immigrant Success Stories
America is known for welcoming immigrants, but not
everyone knows how much immigrants have given back. They’ve led the nation’s top
baseball teams to the World Series. Many have served their communities in public
office and others have made amazing scientific breakthroughs. Chances are that
your favorite devices and apps have also benefited from immigrant know-how, as
many of the tech whizzes in the U.S. hail from abroad. The contributions
immigrants have made don’t always make headlines, but the U.S. would be
unrecognizable without them. With this informative series, readers will get to
know the immigrants who’ve made America great.
• America is a nation built by
and continuously renewed by immigrants. Their energy, drive, industry,
innovative spirit, and passion for the ideals of their new homeland are
celebrated here
• Collected biographies that offer readers accessible and
engaging portraits of inspiring figures in various fascinating fields of
endeavor
• Perfect resource for reports, projects, and presentations, while
also greatly rewarding reading-for-interest
• Many students report not
“seeing themselves,” their culture, their history in their textbooks or in media
representations in general, this series helps redress that imbalance
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Inspiring real life stories of great Americans who not only lived the American
Dream, they enhanced it
