Go back to where you came from : and other helpful recommendations on how to become American
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton and Company, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393867978, 0393867978
Physical Desc
258 pages
Status
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Nonfiction
305.8914 ALI
1 available
305.8914 ALI
1 available
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton and Company, [2022].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393867978, 0393867978
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"A rollercoaster ride of a memoir, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, by the journalist, playwright, and political activist Wajahat Ali. "Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!" This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where exactly? His hometown in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he can't afford rent? Awkward, left-handed, suffering from OCD, and wearing Husky pants, Ali grew up on the margins of the American mainstream, devoid of Brown superheroes, where people like him were portrayed as goofy sidekicks, shop owners with funny accents, sweaty terrorists, or aspiring sweaty terrorists. Driven by his desire to expand the American narrative to include protagonists who look like him, he became a writer, and in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, an accidental activist and ambassador of all things Muslim-y. He uses his pen with turmeric-stained fingernails to fill in missing narratives, challenge the powerful, and booby trap racist stereotypes. In his bold, hopeful and hilarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons and strategies to help cultivate a more compassionate America"--,Provided by publisher.
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Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 305.8914 ALI | Available |
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Chester Library - Adult Nonfiction | BIOG ALI | Available |
Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG ALI | Available |
Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction | CURRENT EVENTS 305.89 ALI | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ali, W. (2022). Go back to where you came from: and other helpful recommendations on how to become American (First edition.). W. W. Norton and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ali, Wajahat. 2022. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American. W. W. Norton and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ali, Wajahat. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American W. W. Norton and Company, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ali, Wajahat. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Become American First edition., W. W. Norton and Company, 2022.
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