I Am Home
Portraits of Immigrant Teenagers
Published on 11. September 2018
120 pages
978-1-946764-12-6 (ISBN)
Description
Meet the faces and voices behind the conversations around immigration. These portraits and stories of teenagers who are recent immigrants to the US from all over the world show the diversity, beauty, and potential of the people who now call the United States home.
Sixty full-page portraits of students at Oakland International High School, photographed by award-winning photographer Ericka McConnell, are accompanied by their own unique, diverse, and surprising stories of what makes them feel at home. Each of these young people is inspiring in their own right and together their stories will help us consider the issue of immigration with new mindfulness and compassion. All profits from the publication of this book will be donated to Oakland International High School.
Sixty full-page portraits of students at Oakland International High School, photographed by award-winning photographer Ericka McConnell, are accompanied by their own unique, diverse, and surprising stories of what makes them feel at home. Each of these young people is inspiring in their own right and together their stories will help us consider the issue of immigration with new mindfulness and compassion. All profits from the publication of this book will be donated to Oakland International High School.
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Persons
Ericka McConnell, a bicoastal Californian who has worked in New York for more than 20 years, has photographed retreat centers in India, Mexico, and Santa Barbara and Santa Fe in the US. Her images have graced the covers of Travel & Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Woman Magazine, Fitness, and Yoga Journal. Instagram @Erickamccfoto
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword by Thi Bui
- Introduction: Homecoming
- Portraits
- Afterword
- About Oakland International High School
- Immigration Resources
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
