Immigrant Heritage Week is a city-wide celebration that honors the experiences and contributions of immigrants in New York City established in 2004 and coordinated by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. The New York Public Library joins in on the celebration by featuring free events through the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. 

 

We are highlighting a selection of nonfiction titles in the top four NYC languages that explore the immigrant experience. Read and discover the fascinating journeys that each unique personal story tells, and find the experiences that also bring us together. If you'd like to read fiction books about the immigrant experience, check out this list. Do you have any other titles to recommend? Please tell us in the comments!

 

 

English

I'll Never Change My Name by Valentin Chmerkovskiy










 

8 Seconds of Courage by Flo Groberg and Tom Sileo










 

An American Family by Khizr Khan










 

For Love of the Dollar by J.M. Servin, translated by Anthony Seidman










 

International Express by Sté phanie Tonnelat










 

The Far Away Brothers by Lauren Markham










 

My (Underground) American Dream by Julissa Acre










 

Patriot Number One by Lauren Hilgers










 

Stranger by Jorge Ramos











 

World of Our Fathers by Irving Howe

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese

阿里巴巴 : 物流電商雙11, 馬雲改變13億人的生活方式 (Alibaba : The House that Jack Ma Built) by Duncan Clark

 

 

 

 

 

帝国的后门 by Sasha Gong

 

 

 

 

 

 

美國原來如此: 走進偉大與荒唐共存的大國日常 (America as We See It) by Kelai'er (Claire Fluellen)

 

 

 

 

 

邓文迪 : 女人明白要趁早 by Lüqing Zhang

 

 

 

 

 

 

燈火紐約說人物 戏梦纽约 (My Lustrous Life) by Longzhang Zhou

 

 

 

 

Russian

Наши за границей, или Русские эмигранты в Америке by Liana Alverdova










 

США, pro et contra : глазами русских американцев by Vladimir Solov'ev









 

Черный русский : история одной судьбы by Vladimir E. Alexandrov



 

 

И это вс̈е Америка by L.N. Zakashanskiĭ

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish

Mi país inventado by Isabel Allende










 

Entre las sombras del sueño Americano by Julissa Arce










 

Una reina sin medidas by Paula Arcila











 

Escapar para vivir : el viaje de una joven norcoreana hacia la libertad by Yeonmi Park










 

La mesa: historias de nuestra gente by León Krauze










 

Ellis Island by Barry Moreno










 

Nosotros los dreamers: historias de vida más allá de la frontera by Josefina Vázquez Mota










 

Inmigración: las nuevas reglas: la que debes saber para vivir y permanecer legalmente en Estados Unidos: una guía informativa de Univision by Armando A. Olmedo









 

Oye, Trump by Andrés Manuel López Obrador











 

Stranger: el desafío de un inmigrante latino en la era de Trump by Jorge Ramos