Other Face of America

Immigrants in America are at the heart of what makes this country the most prosperous and visionary in the world. Writing from his own heartfelt perspective as an immigrant, Jorge Ramos, one of the world''s most popular and well-respected Spanish-language television news broadcasters, listens to and explores stories of dozens of immigrants who decided to change their lives and risk everything -- families, jobs, history, and their own culture -- in order to pursue a better, freer, and opportunity-filled future in the United States.In his famously clear voice, Jorge Ramos brings to life the tales of individuals from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, among other countries, and explains why they first immigrated, what their dreams are, how they deal with American racism, and what they believe their future in America will hold for them and their children. From the Vieques controversy to the "Spanglish" phenomenon to the explosion of Latino creativity in the arts, Ramos shows that there is a new face in America -- one whose colors and countries of origin are as diverse as the country it has adopted as home.

About the author

Jorge Ramos has won eight Emmy Awards and the Maria Moors Cabot Award for excellence in journalism. He has been the anchorman for Univision News for the last twenty-one years and has appeared on NBC's Today, CNN's Talk Back Live, ABC's Nightline, CBS's Early Show, and Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor, among others. He is the bestselling author of No Borders: A Journalist's Search for Home and Dying to Cross. He lives in Florida.
Jorge Ramos ha sido el conductor de Noticiero Univision desde 1986. Ha ganado siete premios Emmy y el premio Maria Moors Cabot por excelencia en perio dismo otorgado por la Universidad de Columbia. Además ha sido invitado a varios de los más importantes programas de televisión como Nightline de ABC, Today Show de NBC, Larry King Live de CNN, The O'Reilly Factor de FOX News y Charlie Rose de PBS, entre otros. Es el autor bestseller de Atravesando Fronteras, La Ola Latina, La Otra Cara de América, Lo Que Vi y Morir en el Intento. Actualmente vive en Miami.

Product details

• Authors: Jorge Ramos, Jorge del Rayo Ramos
• Publisher: Rayo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2003
• EAN: 9780060938246
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093824-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Mexico, Sociology, History of Science, Social, group or collective psychology, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, The Americas, Society and culture: general, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Latin America / Mexico, HISTORY: Latin America / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, HISTORY: ETHNIC, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Minority Studies, SCIENCE: History, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Journalism, LATIN AMERICAN: HISTORY, Latin American / History, History / Ethnic