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Amid the American Dirt controversy, we asked authors of our favorite books about migration for their recommendations

These 10 books will help broaden your understanding of the immigration debate.

These incredible books about immigration are heart-wrenching tales of families divided and reflections on identities in two distinctly different cultures.

Dive into coming of age stories and memoirs.

The 20 best immigration books recommended by Tim Wise, David Baddiel, The Agenda Tvo, Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Sree Sreenivasan Powerwomensummit.

Ana Minian weighs in on whether the US is 'a nation of immigrants,' and shares the five best books on the subject: "It should be possible to talk about the many contributions that immigrants made without erasing the histories of Native Americans, slaves, and migrant workers."

CCIS scholars publish books on a wide variety of topics related to immigration. CCIS also publishes its own research, distributed by Lynne Rienner Publishers or co-published with other university and commercial presses. For further information about these books and to order them, please click on the names or covers of the books.

Immigration debates flood news sources today, but the stories of those who flee their homes in search of new opportunities often get shoved to the margins.

DREAMers, DACA, and DAPA by SCCLDcitizenship - a staff-created list : Undocumented, and unafraid! Books and online resources about immigrant youth and their parents in pursuit of the American Dream!

If you struggle to put into words how you feel about living in a new country, try reading someone else’s story. Reading a similar story to your own will confirm and awaken your feelings on your life in America. Reading books will give you a sense a validation. It’s like the authors are all telling… Read More

Scott McLemee highlights some new and upcoming books that are relevant to the current border crisis.

The heads of the two largest immigration enforcement agencies are expected on Monday to order its officials to stop using terms generally regarded as offensive by immigrants, like “illegal al…

Resources for studying, reflecting, and learning about non-discrimination practices Resources provided by the SCF Libraries about non-discrimination

Please note that as of January 2023, this guide is no longer being updated. Email library@simmons.edu for further information. This guide is intended to provide some general information about anti-oppression, diversity, and inclusion as well as information and resources for the social justice issues key to the Simmons University community. This guide is by no means exhaustive, but rather serves as a starting place for finding information from a variety of sources. It will continue to develop in response to evolving anti-oppression issues and community needs.

Language has long been used to dehumanize or marginalize people with disabilities. Ableist language shows up in different ways: as metaphors, jokes, or euphemisms. While ableism exists beyond the words we use, in structures and policies, our vocabularies can help us how we think and behave with people around us. We spoke to four disability rights activists to know why our words matter, how they influence our biases, thoughts, and behaviors and what we can do to check them.

Thoughts on disability justice, neurodiversity, intersectional activism from Lydia Brown, queer, autistic, east asian activist, writer, public speaker

Ring in the new year with these inspiring reads that change perceptions around being differently abled.

Books shelved as disability-justice: Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stor...

Idra Novey’s Take What You Need, Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful, and Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s A Stranger in Your Own City all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week. Brought to you by Book …

By Dominique Garingan Language is a product of culture, and it is known that the English language lacks a singular pronoun that signifies the non-specific he or she. Although at times unintentional…

Note: This resource on inclusive language is an article to explain why we choose to use certain inclusive terms, and what those terms mean, for those who may not understand or be familiar with these terms. Our goal is to be as inclusive and intersectional as possible, however, as any single source, we are by...