ENGL 204/205 Raica-Klotz

Country of Origin: Romania
Immigration to U.S.: 1989
Bugan's childhood memoir of her exasperating father and his arrest and persecution during Romania's Ceausescu years.

Country of Origin: South Africa
Immigration to U.S.: 1978
Mathabane relates the story of his escape from South Africa, the strangeness of the United States, his discovery of the great Black American writers, and reflections on American racial issues.

Country of Origin: USSR
Immigration to U.S.: 1979
Careening between his Soviet home life and his American aspirations, Shteyngart finds himself living in two contradictory worlds, wishing for a real home in one.

Country of Origin: Sudan
Immigration to U.S.: 2000-2001
This book recounts the experiences of Jacob Magot, Peter Anyang, Daniel Khoch, and Marko Ayii were among 150 or so Lost Boys who were resettled in Atlanta.