The Other Face of America: Chronicles of the Immigrants Shaping Our Future

by Jorge Ramos

Book Overview

Immigrants in America are at the heart of what makes this country the most prosperous and visionary in the world. Writing from his own heartfelt perspective as an immigrant, Jorge Ramos, one of the world's most popular and well-respected Spanish-language television news broadcasters, listens to and explores stories of dozens of immigrants who decided to change their lives and risk everything -- families, jobs, history, and their own culture --...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060938242
• ISBN13: 9780060938246
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Rayo
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Contreras from Sioux City IA, USA

Nadamas quiero compartir con todos ustedes que leer el libro "La Otra Cara De America" Me hizo recordar la experiencia que vivi cuando vine a los Estados Unidos Illegal hace nueve anos y medio. Yo experimente en carne propia lo que muchos inmmigrantes han experimientado solo por venir en busca de una mejor vida. Soy hija de inmmigrates Mexicanos quienes tambien experimentaron crusar la frontera illegal. Gracias a Dios ahora somos ciudadanos pero eso no quiere decir que ya no seamos descriminados por nuestro color de piel or por el puro hecho de hablar Espanol en lugares publicos. Yo recomiendo mucho este libro. Para quienes llegaron a este pais illegal y para aquellos que entraron legal. Todos tenemos mucho que aprender de un maravilloso libro como lo es "La Otra Cara De America"

Face of America Changing

I serve as pastor of a rural congregation in Ohio. Our community has, for generations, depended on the labor of immigrants for harvest of vegetables, sugar beets, etc. In the course of these many years, we find more and more immigrants staying past the harvest and developing roots in our community, much to the disapproval of some. Ramos' book is a marvelous example to those who disapprove that change in American ethnicity, even in our small, predominantly German community, is inevitable. But Ramos takes the case a step further in highlighting for us the hope that immigrants find in settling in the US and the contributions immigrants, especially Hispanic, make to our national and local economies and oour culture. What is most illuminating is the way Ramos describes those who come to the US from south of the border, both legally and illegally. It is a personal description which shows that they are no different than "real Americans" or the immigrant stock "real Americans" came from. Todays Hispanic immigrants want the same things for themselves and their families as we do, and as our immigrant ancestors did. For those of us who have made jokes at the expense of our Hispanic neighbors, or used derrogatory language in describing them, this book is a lesson in humility. I recommend it without hesitation, as it will open the eyes of all but the most hardened racist.

A brilliant book by a brilliant Hispanic news anchor!

Jorge Ramos, the well respected news anchorman for Univision, the Spanish-speaking channel in the United States, has written an excellent book about his thorough research on immigration -- including well thought out views on the Elian case -- throughout his long career as a journalist. He uses a no-holds-barred approach to his writing and sends the message across without sugar-coating the events -- like a true newsman.I look up to brilliant journalists to improve or critique my own career, and I have been watching Ramos as a presenter for the world evening news on Univision since I was a little girl. I looked forward to reading this book and I am glad I did. La Otra Cara de America (The Other Side of America) should have been translated in English so it could have been appreciated by everyone in this country. I highly recommend it.

Articulate and important

Jorge Ramos's views are original, impassioned, well-articulated and important. I read this book because my client translated it from the original Spanish into the English. It struck me that no one else is talking about the amazing culture of immigrants -- the unique issues they face, the fascinating economics of immigration, and the fact that how we deal with the flow of immigrants -- particularly from Mexico and Central and South America -- will have a profound impact on our country in the years to come.Very illuminating.

La Otra Cara De Ameica

This is a great book, where I not only saw myself, a 3rd generation American of Mexican heritage, but my friends and la comunidad I work with. The stories are so true, just change the names, and they could apply to many others. this is "Must" for all Americans. Jorge did it again, great writer. As I read, I hear his voice, as he writes as he speaks, with eloquance and sincerity.