The Immigrant Advantage bookcover

The Immigrant Advantage

What We Can Learn from Newcomers to America about Health, Happiness and Hope
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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

PublisherFree Press
Publish DateSeptember 21, 2013
Pages256
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781416586838
Dimensions234.9 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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