TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gharib,Malaka
TI  - I was their American dream: a graphic memoir 
SN  - 9780525575115
AV  - PN6727.G5 Z46 2019
U1  - 305.9/06912/0973 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Clarkson Potter/Publishers
KW  - Children of immigrants
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - sears
KW  - Racially mixed people
KW  - Filipino Americans
KW  - Egyptian Americans
KW  - American Dream
KW  - Autobiographical comics
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Graphic novels
N1  - Publishers Weekly, February 2019; Kirkus Starred, February 2019; Booklist, March 2019; Library Journal web only, February 2019; School Library Journal starred, June 2019; Young Adult; Follett School Solutions; Accelerated Reader AR; UG; 3.6; 1.0; 513264; BR
N2  - "The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents' ideals, learning to code-switch between her family's Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid"--Amazon.com
ER  -