Thank you for sharing this. I am an expat and I have to say books have been critical for my integration into Croatian society as an American.
All of the books referenced in this article are now on my "To Read" list. When you are an expat, it is crucial to have commonalities that are shared across cultures and societies. Perhaps books are the most powerful topic of discussion which is commonly shared among expats and the host society. Most importantly, books give you something to discuss and share with anyone, including people from diverse backgrounds. This is true for any language that is being spoken.
Irish-Americans survived ultra-racist NINA job discrimination and drunken-simian political cartoon libel (https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/01/28/irish-apes-...) in the late 19th and early 20th century, to joining the contemporary American "white monolith". It's an interesting and silenced American immigrant story.
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 16.3 ms ] threadAll of the books referenced in this article are now on my "To Read" list. When you are an expat, it is crucial to have commonalities that are shared across cultures and societies. Perhaps books are the most powerful topic of discussion which is commonly shared among expats and the host society. Most importantly, books give you something to discuss and share with anyone, including people from diverse backgrounds. This is true for any language that is being spoken.
Irish-Americans survived ultra-racist NINA job discrimination and drunken-simian political cartoon libel (https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/01/28/irish-apes-...) in the late 19th and early 20th century, to joining the contemporary American "white monolith". It's an interesting and silenced American immigrant story.