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Nowhere, exactly : on identity and belonging / by Vassanji, M. G.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.From one of Canada's most celebrated writers, two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji, comes a thoughtful meditation on what it means to belong in the world. Home is never a single place, entirely and unequivocally. It is contingent. The abstract "nowhere," then, is the true home. M.G. Vassanji has been exploring the immigrant experience for over three decades, drawing deeply on his own transnational upbringing and intimate understanding of the unique challenges and perspectives born from leaving one's home to resettle in a new land. The question of identity, of how to configure and see oneself within this new land, is one such challenge faced. But Vassanji suggests that a more fundamental and slippery endeavour than establishing one's identity is how, if ever, we can establish a sense of belonging. Can we ever truly belong in this new home? Did we ever truly belong in the home we left? Where exactly do we belong? For many, the answer is nowhere exactly. Combining brilliant prose, thoughtful, candid observation, and a lifetime of exploring how we as individuals are shaped by the places and communities in which we live and the history that haunts them, 'Nowhere, Exactly' examines with exquisite sensitivity the space between identity and belonging, the immigrant experience of both loss and gain, and the weight of memory and nostalgia, guilt and hope felt by so many of those who leave their homes in search of new ones.
Subjects: Belonging (Social psychology); Emigration and immigration; Identity (Psychology); Immigrants;

Heads you win / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.;
When Alex's father is assassinated by the KGB, he and his mother flip a coin to decide whether to flee to America, or Great Britain. This epic tale spans thirty years, as we follow Alex's struggle to conquer his new world as an immigrant, and his eventual decision to face the past in Russia.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Emigration and immigration; Mothers and sons;

Heads you win [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Armitage, Richard,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Richard Armitage.When Alex's father is assassinated by the KGB, he and his mother flip a coin to decide whether to flee to America, or Great Britain. This epic tale spans thirty years, as we follow Alex's struggle to conquer his new world as an immigrant, and his eventual decision to face the past in Russia.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Emigration and immigration; Mothers and sons;

The next ship home : a novel of Ellis Island / by Webb, Heather,1976 December 30-author.;
"Disembarking on Ellis Island, Francesca arrives on the shores of America with her sights set on a better life than the one she left in Italy. That same day, aspiring linguist Alma reports to her first day of work at the immigrant processing center. Ellis, though, is not the refuge it first appears thanks to President Roosevelt's attempts to deter crime. Francesca and Alma will have to rely on each other to escape its corruption and claim the American dreams they were promised. A thoughtful historical story inspired by true events, this novel probes America's history of prejudice and exclusion-when entry at Ellis Island promised a better life but often delivered something drastically different, immigrants needed strength, resilience, and friendship to fight for their futures"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.); Emigration and immigration; Female friendship; Immigrants;

Problemista. by Torres, Julio,film director.; Saavedra, Catalina,actor.; Lee, Greta,actor.; Rossellini, Isabella,actor.; Torres, Julio,actor.; RZA,actor.; Swinton, Tilda,actor.; VVS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Catalina Saavedra, Greta Lee, Isabella Rossellini, Julio Torres, RZA, Tilda SwintonOriginally produced by VVS Films in 2023.An aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggles to bring his ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Emigration and immigration.; Satire.; Coming-of-age films.;

Journey to America. by Knoblock, Kevin,film director.; Gingrich, Callista,actor.; Gingrich, Newt,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Callista Gingrich, Newt GingrichOriginally produced by PBS in 2025.For generations, immigrants from around the world have come to America with the hope of realizing the American dream. JOURNEY TO AMERICA features inspiring immigrant stories from those who have come to the United States and excelled, and it celebrates their achievements. Executive Produced and hosted by Speaker Newt Gingrich and Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; History.; Emigration and immigration.; United States--History.; United States.; United States--Emigration and immigration.;

From Ulster to Canada : the life and times of Wilson Benson 1821-1911 / by Houston, Cecil J.,1943-; Smyth, William J.;
Wilson Benson's Irish world: population, economy and society in pre-famine Ireland - Making the transatlantic connection - Settling in: Wilson Benson and the Canadian frontier, 1840-70 - Rural stability and the urban experience - Conclusion - Index - Part two: Life and adventures of Wilson Benson (written by himself).Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Benson, Wilson, 1821-1911.; Irish; Irish;
© 2015., Ulster Historical Foundation,

The Komagata Maru and Canada's anti-Indian immigration policies in the twentieth century / by Hickman, Pamela.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Komagatamaru (Ship); East Indians;

Precarious : The Secret Lives of Migrant Workers. by Di Cintio, Marcello.;
'Precarious' contains a series of profiles of foreign workers that illuminates the precarity of global systems of migrant labor and the vulnerability of their most disenfranchised agents. Marcello Di Cintio lives in Calgary, ON. From the author of 'Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers' (a RADD pick).Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration;

Teacup / by Young, Rebecca,1980-; Ottley, Matt.;
"A boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult--but also filled with beauty and hope"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Emigration and immigration; Self-reliance;

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