A review by jasminesworld
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

there is a lot i appreciate about this book. its rating is mostly a reflection of the brutal honesty in how the stories of the author and people they interviewed. i could say more but i do find the lower rated reviews interesting i just feel the need to comment. i hate using these terms but people don’t seem culturally competent and/or lack nuance to understand why certain statements get written. its especially interesting how some white people let their fragility impact how they receive this book. 

i definitely dont expect this book to be perfect for everyone or absent of criticism – but i do question the source doing the critique. 

i think it maybe easier to have a better experience if you listen to the audiobook, and there are some comments or statements that the author does mean/believe but at the same time i can tell they know isnt true. its hard to phrase, i am not the same background of the author but it definitely is a racialize immigrant child understanding.