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100	1		_aGharib, Malaka. _917111
245	1	0	_aI was their American dream : _ba graphic memoir / _cMalaka Gharib ; coloring by Toby Leigh.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aNew York : _bClarkson Potter, _c[2019]
300			_a1 volume (unpaged) : _bchiefly color illustrations ; _c23 cm
520			_a"I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children. The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents' ideals, learning to code-switch between her family's Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid. Malaka Gharib's triumphant graphic memoir brings to life her teenage antics and illuminates earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised. Malaka's story is a heartfelt tribute to the American immigrants who have invested their future in the promise of the American dream."--Amazon.
600	1	0	_aGharib, Malaka _vComic books, strips, etc. _917112
650		0	_aImmigrants _zUnited States _vBiography _vComic books, strips, etc.
650		0	_aCartoonists _zUnited States _vBiography _vComic books, strips, etc.
650		0	_aRacially mixed people _vBiography _vComic books, strips, etc. _917113
650		0	_aFilipino Americans _vBiography _vComic books, strips, etc. _97983
650		0	_aEgyptian Americans _vBiography _vComic books, strips, etc.
650		0	_aAmerican Dream _vComic books, strips, etc.
700	1		_aLeigh, Toby. _917114
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