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ImmigrationProf Blog
From The Bookshelves: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s Children of the Land
Here's another book to add to your quarantine reading list: Children of the Land, a memoir by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo.Castillo is one of the founders of Undocupoets, whose mission is…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Have some time to catch up on immigration reading? Check out The Undocumented Americans” by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, which was released yesterday. In a New York Times review, Caitlin Dickerson…
China Law Blog
An American Bum in China: The bumblingly brilliant escapades of expatriate Matthew Evans by Tom Carter
By Dan Harris
I know the author, Tom Carter, of the book, An American Bum in China and he was kind enough to send me a copy of it. I loved it, especially…
From Briefs to Books
Akin – by Emma Donoghue
Akin is the story of an 80 year old widower’s travels through the past and into the future. Noah Selvaggio has decided to celebrate his upcoming 80th birthday by taking…
The Right Coast
Michelle Obama s new book is just another craven cash grab
Available for sale: a Becoming hoodie for $65, baseball cap for $35 and tote for $30; a Find Your Voice mug, $20; a Find Your Flame and Keep It Lit…
Labor Law Prof Blog
New Biography on Ron McCallum
Congratulations to Ron McCallum (emeritus at Sydney) on the publication of his memoir Born at the Right Time : A Memoir (Allen & Unwin, 2019). Here's the publisher's description:Ron McCallum…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Call Me American: A Memior by Abdi Nor Iftin
Call Me American: A Memior by Abdi Nor IftinAbdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop…
Not Looking for Anything Long-term
The Dead Don’t Read
By Alli Gerkman
I was in a writing workshop, reading aloud an essay related to my cancer, when the instructor asked, “Who are you writing this for? Others who have been through your…
Ferreting Out Justice
Family Stories
By Shellie Reid
We are going to veer away from legal tech today. That is the beauty of a blog--it can be anything the owner wants, and today, I want to tell a…
The Securities Edge
My 10 Best Books of 2018
Each January, I depart from my admittedly nerdy focus on SEC and governance matters to communicate with you on one of my other admittedly nerdy pursuits – reading – by…