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DAP Forums > DREAM Act > The Lounge

Documented Dreams: Dreamer book released!

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02-07-2008, 03:47 PM
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Hey, weren't we talking about doing one of these awhile back? Apparently someone already did.

http://dreamacttexas.blogspot.com/20...elease-by.html

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This is great news! Students in Arizona have gathered and done something great.




High School Students Document
Immigration Plight in New Book

Phoenix, Arizona
February 6, 2008

A compelling account of the struggle that students without legal status in the U.S. are facing has taken the form of a bilingual book. Under the title of Documented Dreams, the Arizona-based Hispanic Institute of Social Issues (HISI) has published a collection of letters written by students from Gateway Early College High School, and compiled by the school’s principal —and 2008 ‘Living the Dream’ award recipient— Yvonne Watterson

The letters were written in response to the anonymous and generous donations by people from the community, who made financial contributions to help students unable to qualify for in-state tuition continue taking college classes. The group of High School students then decided to write thank you letters to show their appreciation.

Watterson revealed that after reading the letters from students, “a book seemed the obvious way to capture forever their collective thanks. The students wanted to thank the strangers who were making their continued college education a reality. They could only convey their gratitude anonymously, from the shadows.”

The idea for a book emerged simultaneously with the defeat in the U.S. Senate of the Dream Act last Fall. Millions of students were hoping to regularize their status and be able to continue with their education.

“Mrs. Watterson contacted us, we read the letters, and immediately jumped into giving form to the book project”, stated Eduardo Barraza, HISI’s director. “We recognize that we are living in a historical turning point; publishing the students’ letters is an attempt to ensure we accurately record history as it happens before our eyes, and in the voice of its protagonists: the students themselves.”

Documented Dreams is a book of enormous human value, mainly because it symbolizes the aspirations of millions of students caught in a sociopolitical midpoint. The book will further contribute to the efforts of keeping students taking college classes at this early college program, as it will be used as a tuition fund-raising tool.

To find out how to obtain this book call 480 – 983–1445.

Book Details: Documented Dreams • Edited and compiled by Yvonne Watterson •Photographs by Eduardo Barraza • ISBN: 978-0-9797814-3-8 • Paperback • Language: Bilingual in English and Spanish. $25.00 Minimum
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Published by the Hispanic Institute of Social Issues © 2008

for full link and more information in obtaining a copy of this book click on title of this post
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This is awesome
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We should get in touch with them...
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Awesome!

We should all get at leat one, and give them away to someone.. .at least that's what I would do...
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All of them that featured in the book should join DAP, but it would be hard to recruit them since their stories were published anonymously.
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woow..we should get wit the publisher or whoever..and tell em about this site
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All of them that featured in the book should join DAP, but it would be hard to recruit them since their stories were published unanimously.
anonymously?

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^You beat me to it...
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anonymously?

Fixed it, thanks
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