Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League 9780698195684, 069819568X

An undocumented immigrant’s journey from a New York City homeless shelter to the top of his Princeton class Dan-el Padil

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Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
9780698195684, 069819568X

Martin Kilson—the first tenured African American professor at Harvard—takes readers on a fascinating journey from his up

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Something to push against -- Don't let them hurt your children -- Rise and shine -- Skin deep -- To him who enduret

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It is 1993, and Cedric Jennings is a bright and ferociously determined honor student at Ballou, a high school in one of

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Undocumented Dominican Migration is the first comprehensive study of boat migration from the Dominican Republic to Puert

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“Not many people are aware of the drama of Ivy League basketball. Outside the Limelight is a wonderful tribute to one of

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In this groundbreaking work, urban anthropologist Rae Bridgman, in careful and intimate detail, explores the perspective

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Based on many hours of participant observation as well as interviews and staff records, Safe Haven presents a distinct p

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