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They are a mass migration of thousands, yet each one travels alone.
Solito, Solita (Alone, Alone), shortlisted for the 2019 Juan E.
Mendez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America, is an urgent
collection of oral histories that tells-in their own words-the
story of young refugees fleeing countries in Central America and
traveling for hundreds of miles to seek safety and protection in
the United States. Fifteen narrators describe why they fled their
homes, what happened on their dangerous journeys through Mexico,
how they crossed the borders, and for some, their ongoing struggles
to survive in the United States. In an era of fear, xenophobia, and
outright lies, these stories amplify the compelling voices of
migrant youth. What can they teach us about abuse and abandonment,
bravery and resilience, hypocrisy and hope? They bring us into
their hearts and onto streets filled with the lure of freedom and
fraught with violence. From fending off kidnappers with knives and
being locked in freezing holding cells to tearful reunions with
parents, Solito, Solita's narrators bring to light the experiences
of young people struggling for a better life across the border.
This collection includes the story of Adrian, from Guatemala City,
whose mother was shot to death before his eyes. He refused to join
a gang, rode across Mexico atop cargo trains, crossed the US border
as a minor, and was handcuffed and thrown into ICE detention on his
eighteenth birthday. We hear the story of Rosa, a Salvadoran mother
fighting to save her life as well as her daughter's after death
squads threatened her family. Together they trekked through the
jungles on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, where masked
men assaulted them. We also meet Gabriel, who after surviving
sexual abuse starting at the age of eight fled to the United
States, and through study, legal support and work, is now attending
UC Berkeley.
Becoming a Clinical Psychologist: Everything You Need to Know
brings together all the information you need to pursue a career in
this competitive field. This essential guide includes up-to-date
information and guidance about a career in clinical psychology and
gaining a place on clinical psychology training in the UK. It
answers the questions all aspiring psychologists need to know, such
as: What is clinical psychology? What is it like to train and work
as a clinical psychologist? How to make the most of your work and
research experience. How to prepare for clinical psychology
applications and interviews. Is clinical psychology the right
career for me? By cutting through all the jargon, and providing
detailed interviews with trained and trainee clinical
psychologists, Becoming a Clinical Psychologist will provide
psychology graduates or undergrads considering a career in this
area with all the tools they need.
They are a mass migration of thousands, yet each one travels alone.
Solito, Solita, ("Alone, Alone"), is a Voice of Witness collection
of oral histories that tell the stories of youth refugees fleeing
their home countries and traveling for hundreds of miles seeking
safety and protection in the United States. These powerful
narrators describe why they fled their homes, what happened on
their dangerous journeys through Mexico, how they crossed the
border, and their ongoing struggles to survive in the United
States. In an era of fear, xenophobia, and outright lies, these
stories amplify the compelling voices of immigrant youth. What can
they teach us about abuse and abandonment, bravery and resilience,
hypocrisy and hope? They bring us into their hearts and onto
streets filled with the lure of freedom and fraught with violence.
From fending off kidnappers with knives and being locked in
freezing holding cells to tearful reunions with parents, Solito,
Solita's evocative stories bring to light the experiences of young
people struggling for a better life across the border. Steven
Mayers is a writer, oral historian, and professor of English at the
City College of San Francisco. Jonathan Freedman is a Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist, author, and writing mentor at the City
College of San Francisco. Voice of Witness, founded by Dave Eggers,
Mimi Lok, and Lola Vollen, is a nonprofit organization that
advances human rights by amplifying unheard voices.
Finding Heart is an engaging collection of personal stories,
essays, and prose, all of which focus on the search for meaning
arising out of the human condition. "Finding heart" entails that
essential human experience when we authentically come into contact
with what really matters in our lives. It leads to profound
insights and awakenings which might otherwise elude us in the
course of ordinary living. Even for the author who describes
himself as "a hopeful skeptic," such experiences may encompass the
religious and mystical, providing ample reason to pause and reflect
in the vibrating presence and wonder of the unknown.
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