#immigration stories

[rougedemigods]

1899 do not disappoint me

#the period drama i NEED #set in 1899.... #ON A SHIP #gibson girl hair #The clothes!!! #vibing some class dynamics #immigration stories #very excited #hopefully its not bad

[jesncin]

"Who Is Superman? A Private Interview with Lois Lane" a fancomic about hope and connection. I've had this story in mind for so long and I'm very excited to be able to share it at last. Thank you for reading, and happy Lunar New Year!

#superman #clark kent #lois lane #clois #dc comics #my art #fancomic #long post #my immigrant clois love story agenda is HERE #I have big feelings over the superman private interview canon event- how differently an asian lois would make that scene play out #jl remix

[bookaddict24-7]

RECO OF THE WEEK!

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

Synopsis:

"At the dawn of the new millennium, Colombia is a country devastated by half a century of violence. Elena and Mauro are teenagers when they meet, their blooming love an antidote to the mounting brutality of life in Bogotá. Once their first daughter is born, and facing grim economic prospects, they set their sights on the United States.

They travel to Houston and send wages back to Elena’s mother, all the while weighing whether to risk overstaying their tourist visas or to return to Bogotá. As their family expands, and they move again and again, their decision to ignore their exit dates plunges the young family into the precariousness of undocumented status, the threat of discovery menacing a life already strained. When Mauro is deported, Elena, now tasked with caring for their three small children, makes a difficult choice that will ease her burdens but splinter the family even further.

Award-winning, internationally acclaimed author Patricia Engel, herself the daughter of Colombian immigrants and a dual citizen, gives voice to Mauro and Elena, as well as their children, Karina, Nando, and Talia—each one navigating a divided existence, weighing their allegiance to the past, the future, to one another, and to themselves. Rich with Bogotá urban life, steeped in Andean myth, and tense with the daily reality for the undocumented in America, Infinite Country is the story of two countries and one mixed-status family—for whom every triumph is stitched with regret and every dream pursued bears the weight of a dream deferred."

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Check out my review here.

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Happy reading!

#reco of the week #reco #book reco #read #reading #reader #Features #book recommendation #fiction #immigration stories #on books #on reading #book blog #book blogger #booklr #bookworm #bookaholic #patricia engel #infinite country #Fiction

[inthevintagekitchen]

The Curious Story of the Sponge & Egg Machine

The Curious Story of the Sponge & Egg Machine

From gooey butter cakes to doughnuts, from deep-dish pie to frozen custard, Missouri has quite a few signature sweets that are the pride of the state. If you do a quick Google search for the best-loved bakeries in St Louis today, you’ll find a list that pretty much all of the internet agrees with… Nathaniel Reid, Whisk, La Patisserie Chouquette, Piccione Pastry, Pint-Size Bakery and The Missouri…

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#1800s life #american history #antique baking equipment #baking #confectionary #featured #german heritage #history #immigration stories #jewish history #l.mohr #leopold mohr #missouri #rare antiques #spong & egg machine #st louis #victorian inventions

[tahlianewlandcreative]

Out Now-The Indenture of Ivy O'Neill: Diane Helentjaris

Out Now-The Indenture of Ivy O’Neill: Diane Helentjaris

When Diane submitted this manuscript to me with a view to publication, I simply couldn’t stop reading it. Ivy is a strong character, easy to relate to, who develops even greater strength as the story progresses. I found that I cared deeply about her and her brother. The story revealed something I never knew about American history – that not every white person went to America willingly. For all…

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#american history fiction; colonial historical fiction; irish immigrants in america; irish slavery books; irish slavery in america; white sla #colonial historical fiction #immigration stories #irish immigrants in america #irish slavery books #irish slavery in america #white slavery

[spiderwing-nightman]

This episode was so good because they kept saying the sentence "Superman isn't a hero, he's the end of the world" and YET superman still saves and helps the people who say that. People are going to hate him cause they hate those who are other and he KNOWS that and it hurts him to be othered, adn you can see that in his facial expression, and yet he's going to help them. He knows they're never going to like him but he helps them anyway cause that's what he does. he just wants to save the cat from the tree, and MAWS is telling us that actually this belief, even though Superman is still going to help the people who hold it, hurts everyone, because, like the general does, it can lead to not just those who believe the ideology, but everyone losing superman. I love that it also shows how superman can NEVER make a mistake without people turning on him, cause the show is right, when you, someone who is known to be Other, are helping people they love you but when you make a mistake, suddenly you are not to be trusted and dangerous.

#my adventures with superman spoilers #my adventures with superman #can we tell I love what they're doing with the xenophobia and superman as an immigrant story

[bixels]

Gunsmith cats being on your favourites makes sense.. Your art style feels like it. Do you take inspiration from it?

That's funny. I haven't taken particular stylistic inspiration from it. I like the action, I like the cars, I like the short story format. It definitely captures what I love about 90s OVAs, where budget and energy is spent primarily on simple but flashy/stylish scenes with fantastic depth and character animation.

#ask me #anon #the politics of this ova are interesting too #at first glance it seems like a very anti-gun control story but it's really about american politicians hiding behind seemingly #progressive policies to enact unprogressive agendas like “cleaning up illegal immigrants” #also the atf aren't even the bad guys in this story. they're actually pretty chill which surprised me because the atf was EXTREMELY #unpopular when this anime was made/released. 2 years after the waco siege

[cyanbeetle]

I’ve tried like 500 times to articulate my thoughts about nonwhite superman and how much that adds to his childhood of loneliness and every time I hit a stumbling block because the topic makes me too insane to think but please hold my hand and imagine this little boy trying to grow up in rural Kansas and being the only person he’s ever known who looks like he does. This little boy who never has a proper answer when people ask where he’s really from, and even once he knows the truth of himself he can never safely share it. Please imagine him fighting every single day to belong and never being able to no matter how hard he tries because people will always find something questionable in the very way he looks. A lot of the superman mythos is dependant on Clark’s ability to assimilate but when you take that away what is left?? He’s just a kid fighting so hard for a belonging he’ll never have a hope in hell of being handed. Oh it hurts my heart

#dc #supermanposting #sorry I genuinely ache about it #I know visibly brown Superman is a relatively common headcanon in dc fandom spaces so it gets me thinking abou #how that would change his story #especially in the comics where he isn’t told he’s adopted until the Kents need to explain to him what these power manifestations are… #this is also what my superman comic was about btw #I have so many ideas in my head about how his relationship to himself would change after moving to metropolis #and becoming superman #AND EVEN HOW THE PERCEPTION OF SUPERMAN WOULD CHANGE!! #Clark not being white adds an entire new layer to his need to remain nonthreatening enough for people to actually tolerate him #as well as the scapegoating he experiences when he’s declared foreign or out of control or threatening #and I think Clark’s ability to eventually relate to all the nonwhite and immigrant communities of metropolis would be what saves him #and saves his self esteem #there are so many beautiful people in the world just like you!! #if I had my way superman would be way more defined by his connection to marginalized communities #anyways sorry I have genuine pages of thoughts about nonwhite superman #please ask me about nonwhite Superman I love nonwhite superman #sorry I hope this all makes sense it’s very late at night

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

A Tempest of Tea

first in a YA fantasy duology

follows a young immigrant woman in a fantasy Victorian city who runs a tearoom that doubles as an illegal bloodhouse for vampires at night

when their business is threatened, she gets a chance to save it by teaming up with her best friend, a rich girl with a talent for forgery, a vampire artist, and a mysterious city guard to do a heist to infiltrate high society and collect a logbook that may reveal the extent of the corruption in the city

fantasy city with a masked ruler, arthurian elements, themes of colonialism

#a tempest of tea #aroaessidhe 2024 reads #This has a really cool concept and worldbuilding and some fantastic characters! #I like the discussion of immigration and colonialism (I appreciate a story in this niche that’s not so white) #I like arthie and jin’s relationship and Arthie is a great character. #It definitely feels like the first half of a story - like is the arthurian stuff gonna come up more or is it just... #the mc is called arthie and has a gun she pulled out of a stone. Is there more to that lmao. it does end on a cliffhanger too. #The main thing I *didn't* like is that the middle kinda turns into…miscellaneous events purely to facilitate the characters being attracted #to each other. good for them I guess but i don’t care. #(I probably should have expected that based on the author’s other duology so that's on me I guess) #(the romances also feel on the older side of YA) #I also found that the audioboook narrator paused slightly too long between sentences. #I love having author interviews at the end of audiobooks! #which also directly called me out for guessing the obvious twist but not the multiple others directly after #(granted the obvious one I was like... genuinely confused whether it was supposed to be a twist bc I thought we already knew that) #also what's up with the coconut. lol. why that specifically

[gingerylangylang1979]

Remember when Ebra's future at The Bear wasn't certain?

gif courtesy of @heardchef

Remember when this trailer hit and we freaked out?

I was worried about Ebra. I thought he would quit or maybe get fired because he couldn't keep up with the new pace. In season one he was a bit dismayed by all of the components in the chicken piccata. In the moment above there was foreshadowing that he wasn't confident about his place in the future. Things moved forward rapidly. He didn't thrive like Tina in culinary school. In a crueler kitchen he may have been forgotten when he disappeared but he wasn't. He was given space but he wasn't cut loose. People were concerned. Carmy asked about him. Tina reconnected with him. He still had a spot on the team, just one reimagined. I'm glad.

Edwin has high billing despite a small role. He's a legend in Chicago. I honestly think Ebra's the funniest character even though he doesn't get the big goofy, flashy moments. Please let him be funny again! But there is a story of immigration, sadness, and loss for him that is ready to be told. I don't think they will ever give him a big storyline but I do hope he at least gets a monologue to explain the whole thing or it gets revealed in bits and pieces along the way. Also, I think his style doesn't get enough love. He dresses like the older fly African and Caribbean men I see in my Brooklyn neighborhood. Bright colors, bold patterns, boho accessories. It's a vibe. I bet he smells good, too. And he's attractive. If I was his age...

I think Ebra's arc last season says a lot about the show and the people behind it. Carmy could have let Ebra go. There was a lot going on and he could have just saw a rogue element and dropped that ass. But who would Carmy be to judge? He was the most rogue element all season and was the weakest link at Friends & Family. Instead, Carmy still found value in him. Tina could have rubbed in her all star status and promotion but she didn't. She saw a friend struggling, not competition. She had the vision for him in his current position.

Storer saw Edwin in a local play when he was a kid, thought he was the most magical actor he'd seen, remembered him, kept up with his Chicago career, and sought him out for this role. He didn't have to do that. He could have hired a more widely known talent but he gave his childhood favorite actor the opportunity. He remembered and honored him.

I see a lot of how Storer is with his talent in how Carmy is as a leader. Carmy is deeply flawed but he does invest in his people. He could have fired the old crew from day one. But he didn't clean house and hire a bunch of Sydney's (he only needed one). He could have started with an entirely new crew when he decided to rebrand, but he didn't he decided to fast track his found family. Storer wanted people he had worked with to work on The Bear. Jeremy (his award winning lead), Ayo (breakout star, IMO romantic lead, and future director thanks to Chris), Ramy (director), and Molly (romantic interest) are people he worked with in the past, sought out again, and saw how they could build on what he saw in them before.

Anyways, this was partially an ode to Ebra/Edwin and partially me getting warm fuzzies over Storer as a generous show runner and Carmy as a generous anti-hero.

#ebra the bear #edwin lee gibson #carmy berzatto #jeremy allen white #ayo edebiri #sydney adamu #ramy youssef #molly gordon #the bear fx #chris storer #kindness #immigrant voices #somalia #somali stories #liza colón zayas #tina morrero

[isa-ah]

it really sucks that the kind of men I'm attracted to are so demonized. I'm from Appalachia! I like those quiet rugged broke mountain men! fat men hairy men autistic men mute men impoverished men making do- ideally all of the above. but when have ANY of those traits ever been on a man that wasnt a villain? or written to be a freak? nvm in a GAY romance. fucking suckage.

#so tired of seeing people like me treated like shit im basically any media theyre in #when has a man with even 2 of those traits been a love interest nvm 3+ #the number of the hills have eyes and deliversnce jokes ive had to hear in my life about it. man. #appalachia is a melting pot of irish immigrants freed slaves and choctaw tribes. the well of culture runs DEEP #and dont even get me started on the marketability done to 'cryptids' and how the superstitions and stories are used in horror media esp #it fucking SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jesncin]

this is your sign to read Superman Smashes the Klan!!!

It's a fantastic spiritual adaptation of the original radio show episode that actually centers the Chinese immigrant family being targeted by the Klan, and cleverly weaves a compelling twist out of Superman history and mythos.

If you always wished the immigrant part of Superman's story was discussed in its political context, this is the comic for you. Compassionately written by Gene Yang with fabulous art by Gurihiru.

#ramblings #totally normal recommendation not out of frustration at how immigration and asian characters were handled in an animated supes show #i have two copies of this story that's how insane i am about this #it's beginner friendly too super accessible

[fleething]

now that i’ve read the rwrb book i’ll never stop being perpetually torn between “it’s sweet that they made a soft queer romcom” and “ the person at am*zon who decided to cut out Luna as well as most of the political and societal stakes of the movie better watch out”

#listen i know it’s a cute movie im not saying otherwise #but the political dimension of this book is amazing #also i know no one would ever agree with me but #to me #Alex’s relationship with Luna > Alex’s relationship with Henry #i’m sorry #the fact that Alex is a kid from texas with an immigrant parent has so many consequences on his storyline #all which were severely underplayed in the movie #and i get it #but still #he deserved to have this part of his story told #even if i did enjoy watching being a disaster boyfriend #red white and royal blue #alex claremont diaz #prince henry rwrb #rwrb book #rwrb movie #rwrb

[thegoodgege]

my new itafushi fic was inspired (somehow) by this

idk how it became so angsty and idek if this will make it into the fic. pray for me

#jjk #itafushi #my brain coming up with a cool concept and then immigrating south with it until it's unrecognizable is the reason why i give up on stories #well one of the reasons

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

writing new characters for supernatural but british and this story wants so bad to say something about the concept of migration and immigration and the consequences of leaving your home and building a new one. And I don't know what it wants to say about that or why

#I'm not doing this on purpose!!!!!!! #also fun fact I am toying with the idea of Will's family being Travellers who gave up their nomadic lifestyle a generation back or so #it would add a really intresting thematic element to him wandering now #to clarify I have no problem with this theme I'm just like ???? what are you trying to do what is the point you are trying to make about it #in fairness it is in large part my fault because I'm trying to depict accurately british diversity. and because this is a story about #folklore and thus history and roots. it by necessity also talks about immigration.

[irhabiya]

im still thinking about this one guy in my medical anthropology elective idk why his comment pissed me off so much but i haven't been able to get it off my mind.

we were having a general discussion about the intersection between healthcare and politics, who gets to be sick, who gets to be treated and who will never be either and this guy said something like "disease affects people regardless of their socioeconomic status. covid didn't exclude the rich for example" ... how can u be this fucking obtuse as a young adult i don't get it

#i think what set me off is that a lot of people (immigrants) shared stories of their homelands that were absolutely decimated #and how much harder it is to access basic medical care there. syrians palestinians iraqis egyptians yemenis afghans libyans #and this khaleeji guy's response to detailed descriptive insight of inequity in healthcare is “disease is the great equalizer” #genuinely wonder how privileged do you have to be your whole life to even say a sentence like that after all you've heard #insufferable #🩺