An Immigrant Class

Oral Histories from Chicago’s Newest Immigrants

My first book, An Immigrant Class: Oral Histories from Chicago’s Newest Immigrants, is a collection of first-person oral histories and photographs that chronicles the lives of a diverse group of twenty Chicago immigrants, all former students of mine at Truman College. You can read a sample chapter as well as the Forward and Introduction here. Visit the website for more information including how to purchase the book. If you are a fan of Studs Terkel, you may enjoy this collection.

Amadou Tandina  Burkina Faso

Eli Ramirez  Guatemala

Ovidiu Luhas  Romania

Pilar Landa and Carlos Dominguez  Cuba

Muhammad Dur  Afghanistan

Felipe Ching  Peru

Elena Raskin  Belarus

Tenzin Jamyang  India (Tibet)

Ruben Montoya  Colombia

Emir Huskic  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Deng Deng Agot  Sudan

Sergio Soares  Brazil

Luisa Cardenas  Chile

Zaya Khananu  Iraq

Oswaldo Medina  Mexico

Harallamb Terba  Albania

Carlos Gandolfo  Argentina

Javad Kiani  Iran

Mardochee Jean Charles  Haiti