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DESCRIPTION:Event Type: LectureSpeaker Information: José Angel\, author of 
 Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented ImmigrantJosé Angel N. is an undoc
 umented immigrant and author of the book\, Illegal: Reflections of an Undo
 cumented Immigrant (UI Press\, 2014). &nbsp\;\nA day after José Ángel N. f
 irst crossed the U.S. border from Mexico\, he was caught and then released
  onto the streets of Tijuana. Undeterred\, N. crawled back through a tunne
 l to San Diego\, where he entered the United States to stay.&nbsp\;Illegal
 : Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant&nbsp\;is his timely and compell
 ing memoir of building a new life in America.\nArriving in the 1990s with 
 a ninth grade education\, N. traveled to Chicago where he found access to 
 ESL and GED classes. He eventually attended college and graduate school an
 d became a professional translator.\nDespite having a well-paying job\, N.
  was isolated by a lack of legal documentation. Travel concerns made promo
 tions impossible. The simple act of purchasing his girlfriend a beer at a 
 Cubs baseball game caused embarrassment and shame when N. couldn't produce
  a valid ID. A frustrating contradiction\, N. lived in a luxury high-rise 
 condo but couldn't fully live the American dream. He did\, however\, find 
 solace in the one gift America gave him–-his education. Ultimately\, N.'s 
 is the story of the triumph of education over adversity. In&nbsp\;Illegal\
 , he debunks the stereotype that undocumented immigrants are freeloaders w
 ithout access to education or opportunity for advancement. With bravery an
 d honesty\, N. details the constraints\, deceptions\, and humiliations tha
 t characterize alien life "amid the shadows."Contact: Amy Summersarsummer@
 illinois.eduSponsor: College of Education\, Office of Community College Re
 search &amp\; Leadership
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,104 Illini Union
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SUMMARY:José Angel N.\, "Illegal"\; Dean's Diversity Lecture (NEW DATE)
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 g eventtype">Event Type:</span> Lecture</p><p class="speakerinfo"><span cl
 ass="event-heading speakerinfo">Speaker Information:</span> José Angel\, a
 uthor of Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant</p><p>José Ange
 l N. is an undocumented immigrant and author of the book\, Illegal: Reflec
 tions of an Undocumented Immigrant (UI Press\, 2014). &nbsp\;</p>\n<p clas
 s="jacket_copy"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><em>A day after José Ángel N
 . first crossed the U.S. border from Mexico\, he was caught and then relea
 sed onto the streets of Tijuana. Undeterred\, N. crawled back through a tu
 nnel to San Diego\, where he entered the United States to stay.&nbsp\;Ille
 gal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant&nbsp\;is his timely and comp
 elling memoir of building a new life in America.</em></span></p>\n<p><span
  style="font-size: 10pt"><em>Arriving in the 1990s with a ninth grade educ
 ation\, N. traveled to Chicago where he found access to ESL and GED classe
 s. He eventually attended college and graduate school and became a profess
 ional translator.</em></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt"><em>De
 spite having a well-paying job\, N. was isolated by a lack of legal docume
 ntation. Travel concerns made promotions impossible. The simple act of pur
 chasing his girlfriend a beer at a Cubs baseball game caused embarrassment
  and shame when N. couldn't produce a valid ID. A frustrating contradictio
 n\, N. lived in a luxury high-rise condo but couldn't fully live the Ameri
 can dream. He did\, however\, find solace in the one gift America gave him
 –-his education. Ultimately\, N.'s is the story of the triumph of educatio
 n over adversity. In&nbsp\;Illegal\, he debunks the stereotype that undocu
 mented immigrants are freeloaders without access to education or opportuni
 ty for advancement. With bravery and honesty\, N. details the constraints\
 , deceptions\, and humiliations that characterize alien life "amid the sha
 dows."</em></span></p><p class="contact"><span class="event-heading contac
 t">Contact:</span> Amy Summers<br><a href="mailto:arsummer@illinois.edu">a
 rsummer@illinois.edu</a></p><p class="sponsor"><span class="event-heading 
 sponsor">Sponsor:</span> College of Education\, Office of Community Colleg
 e Research &amp\; Leadership</p>
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