Out Of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants

by George W. Bush

Hennepin County Library hardcover 208 pages

Published: 2021

Genre: Non-fiction, immigration

This was an incredible book. The art? Better than anything I could do. The text about the people? Fantastic! Their stories were told powerfully and their impact as Americans is significant. Especially coming on the heels of POTUS 45's awful rhetoric, this book should be read by many people in our country!

Bob Fu's story was especially powerful. Leaving China was dangerous for him. I've added his book, God's Double Agent, to my reading list.

I read about Hamdi Ulukaya in the Costco Connection, so it was fun to read another "article" about Chobani's founder. What a great guy! "Hamdi has vowed to give away the majority of his wealth in support of refugees and launched a coalition of businesses, the Tent Partnership for Refugees, to promote refugee integration."

Ezinne Uzo-Okoro said, "The privileges we are afforded in this country are abundant beyond measure." Many of these immigrants seem more patriotic and thankful than the average American! 

These stories were fascinating and made me appreciate my blessings even more. It was also enlightening to read this while also reading the Dan Rather book on patriotism. Good stuff!

Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope

by Jenna Bush
Carver County, CD, 3 hours, read by the author

The story was heart-rending. It took a while to get to the "hope" part (from the title). The author's voice was irritating!!! She should have hired a professional. Her pronunciations were atrocious - "impordant" was a frequent one. It amused me that she had over 100 chapters for what was probably 250 pages of material.

Ana is a very young woman who was HIV+ from birth. Her mother and father died young, she was abused and lived in a number of houses, and she became a mother at age 16. What a sad story! But there were some very positive messages about health and family and AIDS education.