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America FerreraAmerican Like Me
Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
America Ferrera takes issue with the concept of “American.” Why was Ferrera confused with the term as a child, and what does American mean to Ferrera now?
Pick three essays from the collection and compare the authors’ approach to what it means to be both American and an immigrant.
Frank Waln uses the term “alchemist” to explain his experience with the US. Provide a summary of Waln’s essay. Why does Waln use this term, and how are he and his grandmother alchemists?
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