![]() ![]() Instead, she calls for a celebration of our uniqueness, our origins, our heritage, and the beauty of the differences that actually make us Americans. Her newest book, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation, is a powerful dual polemic and manifesto against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants in America. ![]() ![]() Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, CNN, CNBC, Vogue and other outlets. She is the nationally best-selling author of My (Underground) American Dream and Someone Like Me. Julissa Arce is a writer, activist, and social changemaker. Chicago Public Library is pleased to welcome Julissa Arce author of You Sound Like A White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation as part of our Voices for Justice series and in celebration of Latinx Heritage Month. ![]()
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