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Someone Like Me How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream

Julissa Arce

A remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national bestselling author Julissa Arce about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas. Born in the picturesque town of Taxco, Mexico, Julissa Arce was left behind for months at a time with her two sisters, a n...

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It was given to Steve Bannon, discussed on the podcast, and highlighted the importance of diverse narratives in a society where immigrants often feel unseen and unheard.

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Later in the pod you'll hear a conversation Tommy and I had last week with chef Jose Andres. This week marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria making landfall in Puerto Rico. In Jose's new b...

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It was given to Steve Bannon, discussed on the podcast, and highlighted the importance of diverse narratives in a society where immigrants often feel unseen and unheard.

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Later in the pod you'll hear a conversation Tommy and I had last week with chef Jose Andres. This week marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria making landfall in Puerto Rico. In Jose's new book, We Fed an Island, it's about the relief work he did in the months after the storm, which he's doing again right now in the wake of Hurricane Florence because Jose is a wonderful person.

And I can't believe it's the first time we were talking to you since this podcast. Is the first time you brought somebody with an accent? Yeah. No, you had some accents. You sound good. But not like mine.

And I'm so glad that I'm back to talk about something that I'm excited about.

I am joined by Julissa Arce, who's the author of a brand new book, Someone Like Me, How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream.

Go read it. Go read it. Someone like me.

But if you really want the adult saucier version, then go get my underground American dream. Buy both. Why choose?

Jalissa thank you for coming back on pod seven America. The book is someone like me, how one undocumented girl fought for her American dream.

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