Go back to where you came from: and other helpful recommendations on how to become American
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Published:
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2022].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
258 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
Ashland Adult Nonfiction
305.8914 ALI
Description
“Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!”
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Ashland Adult Nonfiction
305.8914 ALI
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Jul 19, 2023
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Eagle River Adult Nonfiction
305.89 ALI
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Aug 13, 2022
Superior Adult Nonfiction
305.8 AL41g
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Dec 20, 2022
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780393867978, 0393867978
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-258)
Description
"A rollercoaster ride of a memoir, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, by the journalist, playwright, and political activist Wajahat Ali. "Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!" This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where exactly? His hometown in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he can't afford rent? Awkward, left-handed, suffering from OCD, and wearing Husky pants, Ali grew up on the margins of the American mainstream, devoid of Brown superheroes, where people like him were portrayed as goofy sidekicks, shop owners with funny accents, sweaty terrorists, or aspiring sweaty terrorists. Driven by his desire to expand the American narrative to include protagonists who look like him, he became a writer, and in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, an accidental activist and ambassador of all things Muslim-y. He uses his pen with turmeric-stained fingernails to fill in missing narratives, challenge the powerful, and booby trap racist stereotypes. In his bold, hopeful and hilarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons and strategies to help cultivate a more compassionate America"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ali, W. (2022). Go back to where you came from: and other helpful recommendations on how to become American. First edition. New York, NY, W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ali, Wajahat. 2022. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American. New York, NY, W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ali, Wajahat, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American. New York, NY, W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ali, Wajahat. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American. First edition. New York, NY, W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.
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