USA - The Immigrant Experience in Fiction

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The USA The Immigrant Experience in Fiction Suggested Titles: Adult and Upper Secondary* Suggested Titles: Lower & Upper Secondary*

		Published with the permission of Ken Luebbering Fulbright Professor of American Studies University of Bergen





	Suggested Titles: Adult and Upper Secondary* Giants in the Earth, Ole Rølvaag Norwegian, late 19th c. Classic novel of the prairies, written in Norwegian and originally published in Oslo. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair Lithuanian, Chicago, 1900. Accordion Crimes, E. Annie Proulx Wide ranging ethnic groups (Sicilian, African, German, Polish, Norwegian and more), setting includes many US regions, 1890-1990. The Magic Barrel, Bernard Malamud Jewish, New York, 1950s. The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan Chinese, California & China, contemporary. Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston Chinese, California & China, contemporary. Studs Lonigan, James T. Farrell Irish, Chicago, early 20th c. The Master Butchers' Singing Club, Louise Erdrich German, prairies, early-mid 20th c. Daughter of Fortune, Isabel Allende South American & Chinese, California, mid-19th c. Typical American, Gish Jen Chinese, New York, mid 20th c. A Saloonkeeper's Daughter, Drude Krog Janson Norwegian, Minnesota, late 19th c. Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt Irish, New York, contemporary Nothing to Do But Stay, Carrie Young Norwegian, prairies, early 20th c. Written for adults but suitable for adolescents who are good readers in English. *memoirs		The Sacquitne (Såkvitne) barn was built by Snåre Larson Såkvitne in the 1860s, in Highlandville, Iowa.

	Suggested Titles: Lower & Upper Secondary* A Step from Heaven , An Na Korean, California, 20th c. Lupita Manana, Patricia Beatty Mexican, California, 20th c. The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant, 1905, William Durbin Minnesota Becoming Mary Mehan, Jennifer Armstrong Two novels of an Irish immigrant, Civil War. Fiona McGilray's Story: A Voyage from Ireland in 1849, Clare Pastore Boston Picture Bride, Yoshiko Uchida Japanese, California-WWII internment camps. Golden Mountain Chronicles, Lawrence Yep Chinese, China & California, 19th c. A series of novels including The Serpent's Children, Mountain Light, Dragon's Gate. Yep has other novels of Chinese immigrants for young readers. Good Night, Maman, Norma Fox Mazer Jewish, New York, WWII. Nory Ryan's Song, Patricia Reilly Giff Set only in Ireland during the famine. Letters from Rifka, Karen Hesse Jewish, mostly set in Europe but includes an interesting picture of Ellis Island, 1920. Esperanza Rising, Pam Munoz Ryan Mexican, Mexico & California, 1930s. A Stolen Life, Jane Louise Curry Scottish, Scotland & Virginia, 18th c. Journey to America, Sonia Levitin Jewish, set entirely in Europe, 1930s. Children of the River, Linda Crew Cambodian, Cambodia & Oregon, late 20th c. *Written for older children and adolescents; some stories may be immature for upper secondary.



The Oak Ridge Church was built by Norwegian emigrants near Houston, Minnesota in 1896 It was moved to the emigrant museum in Hamar in 1996







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