Podcast: Living in the United States as an Immigrant - A Collection of Stories
21 May 2021
New Books in Education
Edited by Luis Javier Pentón Herrera and Ethan Tính Trịnh, "Critical Storytelling: Multilingual Immigrants in the United States", (Brill 2021)
Today, millions of immigrants have found a home in the United States. But often, these people ended up losing their individual cultures, languages, and identities — simply because they weren't aligned with those of the majority.
So what is it like to live in a nation where you weren’t born in? What are the stories and experiences of people who find themselves alternating between two linguistic and cultural worlds?
In this new episode, Luis Javier Pentón Herrera and Ethan Tính Trịnh, editors of Critical Storytelling: Multilingual Immigrants in the United States talk about how their book brings together powerful voices of immigrants living in the United States. The book is a fusion of narratives by individual immigrants — each story offering a fresh perspective on living as a trans-national person in the United States and containing strong messages of acknowledgment, negotiation, and resilience.
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This episode is part of a new special series focusing on Brill’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each episode is related to a specific SDG. This episode covers SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.
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