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Delve Deeper into Bronx Princess A film by Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed This multi-media resource list, compiled by Susan Conlon and Martha Perry of the Princeton Public Library, includes books, films and other materials related to the issues presented in the film Bronx Princess. ________________________ NONFICTION FOR ADULTS Ajibode, Ibrahim. Diary of an Immigrant: In Pursuit of the American Dream. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, Inc., 2006. The author, an immigrant from Nigeria, details the culture shock he experienced when he arrived in the United States. Coburn, Karen Levin and Madge Lawrence Treeger. Letting Go (Fifth Edition): A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years. New York, NY: Harper Paperbacks; 5th edition, 2009. This bestselling guide to the college years combines the timeless wisdom of past editions with the latest research on campus life. Cushman, Kathleen. First in Your Family: Your College Years: Advice about College from First Generation Students. Providence, RI: Next Generation Press, 2006. Cushman collects stories from first generation college students and their advice about the college experience. Ginott, Haim G. Between Parent and Teenager. New York, NY: Avon Books, 1988. This book has great reader reviews and offers insight on being a gentle, yet strong parent. Gocking, Roger S. The History of Ghana. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2005. Gocking provides a historical overview of Ghana from the emergence of pre-colonial states through increasing contact with Europeans that led to the establishment of formal colonial rule by Great Britain at the end of the 19th century. A timeline, photographs, maps and an appendix of biographies of notable figures in the history of Ghana are included. Goodwin, Latty L. Graduating Class: Disadvantaged Students Crossing the Bridge of Higher Education. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2006. Goodwin collects stories from students who discuss the culture of an elite university, surviving challenges and closing the achievement gap. Kasinitz, Philip (Ed.) Becoming New Yorkers: Ethnographies of the New Second Generation. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2006. Almost two-thirds of New Yorkers under the age of 18 are the children of immigrants. This compilation includes stories from first generation Americans and shares their stories with previous waves of immigrant youth. Kasinitz, Philip (Ed.) Inheriting the City: The Children of Immigrants Come of Age. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. Behind the contentious politics of immigration lies the question of how well new immigrants are becoming part of American society. To address this question, Inheriting the City draws on the results of a study of young adults of immigrant parents in metropolitan New York to provide a comprehensive look at their social, economic, cultural and political lives. Koppelman, Susan (Ed.) Between Mothers and Daughters: Stories Across a Generation. New York, NY: The Feminist Press, CUNY, 2003. This collection of short stories features the complexities of women’s intergenerational relationships. Mellott, Melissa. The Little College Handbook: A First Generation's Guide to Getting In and Staying In. Santa Barbara, CA: Advocacy Press, 2005. This handbook is written in a light-hearted fashion and addresses the first generation college student experience. Portes, Alejandro and Ruben G. Rumbault. Ethnicities: Children of Immigrants in America. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2001. Ethnicities documents new immigrants in the United States, who are unprecedented in their diversity of color, class and cultural origins. Portes, Alejandro and Ruben G. Rumbault. Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2001. Portes and Rumbaut provide a close look at the rising new immigrant second generation, including their patterns of acculturation, family and school life, language, identity, experiences of discrimination, self- esteem, ambition and achievement. Randall, Peter E. and Abena Busia. Ghana: An African Portrait Revisited. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E Randall Publisher, 2007. On the fiftieth anniversary of Ghana’s independence, six New Hampshire photographers journeyed to Ghana to document the changes that occurred over the decades. This full color book covers education, medicine, fishing, crafts, markets and many portraits of everyday life. Salm, Steven J. and Toyin Falola. Culture and Customs of Ghana. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2002. This book provides an up-to-date narrative on the most significant elements of Ghana’s cultural life and institutions as well as the most recent changes in the cultural landscape. Suarez-Orozco, Carola and Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco. Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008. The authors present a long view on immigrant studies and academic engagement and performance, with portraits of high achievers and conclusions on immigration policy dilemmas.
