
The Immigrant Advantage
What We Can Learn from Newcomers to America about Health, Happiness and Hope
Claudia Kolker
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Description
"Journalist Kolker investigates the imported traditions and attitudes toward health, hard work, and education that give newcomers an edge over the native-born…Kolker’s explorations teach and entertain with their curiosity, can-do spirit, and vibrant bouquet of cultures and customs” (Publishers Weekly).
Product Details
Publisher | Free Press |
Publish Date | September 21, 2013 |
Pages | 256 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781416586838 |
Dimensions | 234.9 X 155.6 X 17.8 mm | 283.5 g |
About the Author
Claudia Kolker is an award-winning journalist who has reported from Mexico, El Salvador, the Caribbean, Japan and India. A former Los Angeles Times bureau chief and former member of The Houston Chronicle editorial board, she has also written for The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Economist, O: The Oprah Magazine, Slate, and Salon. She lives in Houston with her family.
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