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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Jackson Heights Chronicles: When Crossing the Border Isn't Enough

Jackson Heights Chronicles: When Crossing the Border Isn't Enough

Tobon, Orlando

Paperback

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 0743286588
ISBN13: 9780743286589
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: Sep 26 2006
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.32 Depth: 8.26
Language: English
From his small travel agency tucked away in an area of New York City known as Little Colombia, the Godfather of Jackson Heights does far more than make travel arrangements. Fernando Padrón is a social service fixer to many of the tens of thousands of Latino immigrants living in his neighborhood. Tax accountant, job hunter, fund-raiser, and missing persons detective are just some of his roles. Fernando also earned the title of Undertaker for the Mules after helping families repatriate the remains of the dozens who die every year smuggling drugs into New York when drug-filled capsules in their stomachs explode. The riveting experiences shared in this collection of connected stories are based on the author's life. In scenes at once fascinating, inspiring, and heartbreaking, Orlando Tobón reveals not only what it means to be an immigrant, but also what it means to be an American.

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