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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Diane is a Boston native, that combined with OITB, I had to read this book. Choosing the audible version was good because the emotion of the story was direct from the author.
No matter how you feel about immigration, it is imaginable that no one came to check on her when her family was deported!! She is a US Citizen and deserved better from our Country.
Diane is younger than me but the story was relatable and she used many of the same sayings/slang as myself which made the story that much better.
I love that in this Country you can achieve what she has and now her being an advocate to help others is in my mind amazing.
No matter how you feel about immigration, it is imaginable that no one came to check on her when her family was deported!! She is a US Citizen and deserved better from our Country.
Diane is younger than me but the story was relatable and she used many of the same sayings/slang as myself which made the story that much better.
I love that in this Country you can achieve what she has and now her being an advocate to help others is in my mind amazing.
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In The Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero
Book 27 of 2017 completed!
Let me start by saying my parents are immigrants. That being said, this book touched me to my core in ways I can’t articulate.
I remember listening to conversations my parents had on ‘getting papers’, the relief they felt receiving a green card, the prayers for finances to apply for citizenship, the favor needed to move through the process without hiccups. The early mornings waiting outside in the cold for an appointment. The paperwork! Quizzing them to pass the citizenship exam and the pride they felt to FINALLY swear in as a US citizen. It was an arduous process to say the least. I’m eternally grateful that my parents made it through.
In America, immigrants are prey. Prey to unscrupulous lawyers, citizens looking for a hefty sum in exchange for ‘marriage for papers’, employers that pay less than minimum wage to do ‘bottom barrel jobs’ in dangerous working conditions, organizations that claim to help them but swindle them out of their hard earned dollars to name a few. Immigrants are the backbone of America, many forget that.
This book was an amazing read, I highly suggest it if you want to hear a child’s perspective on immigration.
Book 27 of 2017 completed!
Let me start by saying my parents are immigrants. That being said, this book touched me to my core in ways I can’t articulate.
I remember listening to conversations my parents had on ‘getting papers’, the relief they felt receiving a green card, the prayers for finances to apply for citizenship, the favor needed to move through the process without hiccups. The early mornings waiting outside in the cold for an appointment. The paperwork! Quizzing them to pass the citizenship exam and the pride they felt to FINALLY swear in as a US citizen. It was an arduous process to say the least. I’m eternally grateful that my parents made it through.
In America, immigrants are prey. Prey to unscrupulous lawyers, citizens looking for a hefty sum in exchange for ‘marriage for papers’, employers that pay less than minimum wage to do ‘bottom barrel jobs’ in dangerous working conditions, organizations that claim to help them but swindle them out of their hard earned dollars to name a few. Immigrants are the backbone of America, many forget that.
This book was an amazing read, I highly suggest it if you want to hear a child’s perspective on immigration.
“He escrito el libro que me gustaría haber podido leer cuando era niña, y espero que, en estas páginas, otros encuentren el consuelo que una vez anhelé con todas mis fuerzas”. Ésta fue una de mis frases favoritas de Diane.
Soy súper fan de la serie “Orange Is the New Black”, incluso mucho antes de saber de la existencia de este libro; al ver que fue escrito por Diane Guerrero me intrigó un poco, pero lo que no esperaba era conmoverme hasta las lágrimas con su historia de vida. Y así como lo afirma en las últimas páginas, estoy segura que ella es una inspiración para muchos lectores que están pasando por algo similar.
Valoro mucho este libro, porque imagino lo difícil que fue para Diane volver al pasado para poder contarnos cada detalle de su trágica historia, después de mucho tiempo que estuvo ocultándola. Gracias Diane por motivarnos a través de tu resiliencia. Si antes era fan ahora lo soy el doble!.
Soy súper fan de la serie “Orange Is the New Black”, incluso mucho antes de saber de la existencia de este libro; al ver que fue escrito por Diane Guerrero me intrigó un poco, pero lo que no esperaba era conmoverme hasta las lágrimas con su historia de vida. Y así como lo afirma en las últimas páginas, estoy segura que ella es una inspiración para muchos lectores que están pasando por algo similar.
Valoro mucho este libro, porque imagino lo difícil que fue para Diane volver al pasado para poder contarnos cada detalle de su trágica historia, después de mucho tiempo que estuvo ocultándola. Gracias Diane por motivarnos a través de tu resiliencia. Si antes era fan ahora lo soy el doble!.
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I had heard a number of positive things about this book and I love Diane Guerrero on both Jane the Virgin and Orange is the New Black, so in the wake of the American election this seemed like the perfect book to read. This was such an emotional read but it was so eye opening and informative. No one should ever have to go through what Guerrero did. No one deserves to have their family torn apart like that and to be left to fend themselves before they’re ready. There are so many people I know who could really benefit from reading this book.
Originally posted at Women Write About Comics
Originally posted at Women Write About Comics
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As someone who struggles with anxiety, one of the thoughts that I come back to is how others are navigating through this world. How they manage to keep going. Sometimes I want to camp out in other people's brains and see how they manage this crazy thing called life. And memoirs give me a chance to do that, in a much less creepy and violating way.
Seeing how Diane Guerrero has and will continue to navigate this world astonished me. This is a woman who had her whole entire family taken away from her at the most formative time of her life - age 14. From then on she was left to fend for herself without even a mere glance from ICE or DCF. She openly explores living with a complete conundrum - being able to pursue your dreams in the Land of Dreams without those closest to you. This paradox led Diane being consumed by guilt, fear and loneliness. She eventually decided to confront her fear to embrace her true identity as an artist and pursued her first love of performing. And then boom! - She's on our computer screens as Maritza. Pretty cool eh!
The writing style is very conversational serves the story well and makes you feel like you and Diane are on a journalling retreat of some sort. You close the book as feeling as if you too were there for every step of her journey.
I love that she's using her platform to illuminate the horrors of being an undocumented immigrant in a land that loves your labor but not you. A place with people that hate you, but don't realize how you are holding the underpinning of their lives together in complete silence. Her emphasis on encouraging others to take action speaks to me because it reminds everyone that they are capable of making an impact.
Seeing how Diane Guerrero has and will continue to navigate this world astonished me. This is a woman who had her whole entire family taken away from her at the most formative time of her life - age 14. From then on she was left to fend for herself without even a mere glance from ICE or DCF. She openly explores living with a complete conundrum - being able to pursue your dreams in the Land of Dreams without those closest to you. This paradox led Diane being consumed by guilt, fear and loneliness. She eventually decided to confront her fear to embrace her true identity as an artist and pursued her first love of performing. And then boom! - She's on our computer screens as Maritza. Pretty cool eh!
The writing style is very conversational serves the story well and makes you feel like you and Diane are on a journalling retreat of some sort. You close the book as feeling as if you too were there for every step of her journey.
I love that she's using her platform to illuminate the horrors of being an undocumented immigrant in a land that loves your labor but not you. A place with people that hate you, but don't realize how you are holding the underpinning of their lives together in complete silence. Her emphasis on encouraging others to take action speaks to me because it reminds everyone that they are capable of making an impact.
I can't even describe how good this book was. I usually hate memoirs but this one did all of the things, made me keep reading the thing and feel all of the feels.
If she wasn't a well known actress because of her role in OITNB, probably this book wouldn't have taken place. But that's the thing. I love that Diane used her influence to talk about such a big and problematic thing like the inmigration it's still in America. I broke in tears reading how Diane lost her parents and how they're still not with her in America (at least not that I known, haven't researched further after finishing the book). The book itself wasn't that special for me, probably because I can't even imagine what she felt, but it's just so important that people speak up. I love how she tries to change things. More people like Diane.