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**The Big Read: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui**

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Call Number: POPBK BEST c.1
ISBN: 9781419718779
Publication Date: 2017-03-07
National bestseller ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection.
An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.

Assignment Details

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Final project Details
Assignment
Part 1 Assignment: Immigration Story & Background Information Students are to post their completed Part 1 Assignment on the Blackboard Discussion Board. Informative sources used to answer the questions must be included in MLA format, within a Works Cited page on the last page of the Word Document template. The template for this assignment is included on the right-hand side, titled: "Part 1 Assignment_ Immigration Story & Background Information." Cite your sources in MLA format.
Part 2 Assignment: Choosing your "Know Your Rights" topic within the scope of Immigration and your Discussion Post. Choose a topic related to knowing your rights through the lens of legal and illegal immigrants. Students must post a 250-word summary about what they have learned about the issue. Responses are to be posted on the Discussion Board, within Blackboard. Cite any of your sources in MLA format. From Saigon to Miami \| A World Connected Through Art (Recorded Video interviewing the Author is located at the Bottom of this Page)
Reflection: Recorded MDC Big Read Interview with author, Thi Bui (Video is located at the bottom of this page) Students are to write a reflection (200 word minimum) after viewing the MDC Big Read Interview with author, Thi Bui. Responses are to be posted on the Discussion Board, within Blackboard. Cite your sources in MLA format.
Part 3 Assignment: Culture, Society, and Immigration Students may pick any one of the questions from the Big Read Discussion Questions. Students are to write a minimum of 500 words in response to their chosen discussion question, and they may include statistics and other information from the Big Read Assignments Parts 1-3 that they have completed and submitted. Cite your sources in MLA format.

Assignment Template

Assignment 1 Template: Immigration Story & Background Information

Professor Porges-West's Recommended Sources

The New York Times: What’s Going On in This Graph? | Immigration Shifts
Published 30 April 2020.
How has the foreign-born share of the U.S. population changed over time?
American Immigration Council: How the United States Immigration System Works
Published 14 Sept. 2021.
U.S. immigration law is based on the following principles: the reunification of families, admitting immigrants with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy, protecting refugees, and promoting diversity. This fact sheet provides basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed and functions.
The Center for American Progress: What DACA Recipients Stand to Lose—and What States Can Do About It
Published: 13 Sept. 2018.
If DACA ends, recipients across the country will be at risk of losing their access to driver’s licenses, affordable higher education, and occupational licenses—but states can help protect them.
Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States: 1850 to 2000
This working paper presents selected decennial census data on the foreign born population of the United States from 1850 to 2000.