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Brief Collection of Migration Literature & Resources
Anthologies
Anthologies
The Penguin Book of Migration Literature
The Penguin Book of Migration Literature
Edited by Dora Ahmad
"An indispensable anthology full of intimate and deeply moving poems, short stories, novels, and memoirs about what it's like to live on the margins of borders today." -Edwidge Danticat, from the Foreword
Novels
Novels
Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels
Videos: Spoken Word
Videos: Spoken Word
Warsan Shire "Home"
Warsan Shire "Home"
Contains pictoral cinepoetic renderings and analysis. Audio is author reading her own work.
Ziggy Marley reading Claude McKay's "Tropics in New York"
Louise Bennett, "Colonisation in Reverse" (starts at 4:35)
NourbeSe Philip, "Zong!"
Linton Kwesi Johnson, "Inglan is a Bitch"
Drama & Short Films
Drama & Short Films
A Play: The Boy with Two Hearts
A Play: The Boy with Two Hearts
The Boy with Two Hearts is the story of a family in danger and a love letter to the NHS. This extraordinary true story reveals the courage and humanity behind each refugee story, showing that hope and a sense of home can be found in the most unlikely places.
Interview
Interview
Interview of those whose lives inspired the play, "The Boy with Two Hearts."
Short Film: Auntie
Short Film: Auntie
“Auntie” is a middle-aged seamstress and respected caregiver in her rural Barbadian community. Twelve year old Kera is her latest ward, left in Auntie’s care when her mother migrated to England in search of a better life. Seven years later, the two have grown close and Auntie is confronted with the day she has long dreaded when the plane ticket arrives that will reunite Kera with her mother.
Demerara Gold
Demerara Gold
A young girl is left behind with her grandmothers in Guyana when her parents leave for America. She finally journeys from Guyana to reunite with her family. Hers is an immigrant's story, a coming-of-age tale and the powerful discovery of inner strength.
In the Heights
In the Heights
In the Heights centers on a variety of characters living in the neighborhood of Washington Heights, on the northern tip of Manhattan. At the center of the show is Usnavi, a bodega owner who looks after the aging Cuban lady next door, pines for the gorgeous girl working in the neighboring beauty salon and dreams of winning the lottery and escaping to the shores of his native Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, Nina, a childhood friend of Usnavi’s, has returned to the neighborhood from her first year at college with surprising news for her parents, who have spent their life savings on building a better life for their daughter. Ultimately, Usnavi and the residents of the close-knit neighborhood get a dose of what it means to be home.
In the Heights - Broadway | Tickets | Broadway | Broadway.com
Poetry & Songs
Poetry & Songs
Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)
Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)
“Immigrants” is a track by K'naan, taken from the Lin-Manuel Miranda curated Hamilton Mixtape. It features verses from guest rappers Residente, Riz MC and Snow Tha Product. Notably, all four rappers have immigrant backgrounds, emphasizing the message of the track and its recurring sample
from Hamilton’s “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)”
Memoirs
Memoirs
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