Crossing the BLVD

By Warren Lehrer, Judith Sloan,

Book cover of Crossing the BLVD: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America

Book description

A kaleidoscopic view of new immigrants and refugees living in Queens, New Yorkthe most ethnically diverse locality in the United States. For three years, Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan traveled the world by trekking the streets of their home borough. This book (and its companion audio CD) documents the people…

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1 author picked Crossing the BLVD as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is more than twenty years old, but wow, is it relevant today! At a time when immigration has become such a polarizing issue, this book is a journey into the stories of immigrants in Queens, NY.

I laughed, I cried, I celebrated, I mourned, and I learned so very much. This book invited me into the lives of people whose stories transformed me, making me a better, more open, more aware person.

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