Asylum: a memoir & manifesto
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New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2022].
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Audio CD
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Unabridged.
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5 audio discs (6 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Boulder Main Books on CD
D 306.766092 Okporo
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On the eve of Edafe Okporo's twenty-sixth birthday, he was awoken to a violent mob outside his window in Abuja, Nigeria. The mob threatened his life after discovering the secret Edafe had been hiding for years, that he is a gay man. Left with no other choice, he purchased a one-way plane ticket to New York City and fled for his life. Though America had always been painted to him as a land of freedom and opportunity, it was anything but when he arrived just days before the tumultuous 2016 Presidential Election. Edafe would go on to spend the next six months at an immigration detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. After navigating the confusing, often draconian, US immigration and legal system, he was finally granted asylum. But he would soon realize that America is exceptionally good at keeping people locked up but is seriously lacking in integrating freed refugees into society. This book imagines a future where immigrants and asylees are treated with fairness, transparency, and compassion. It aims to help us understand that home is not just where you feel safe and welcome but also how you can make it feel safe and welcome for others.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781797140940
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9781797140940

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Read by Prentice Onayemi.
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On the eve of Edafe Okporo's twenty-sixth birthday, he was awoken to a violent mob outside his window in Abuja, Nigeria. The mob threatened his life after discovering the secret Edafe had been hiding for years, that he is a gay man. Left with no other choice, he purchased a one-way plane ticket to New York City and fled for his life. Though America had always been painted to him as a land of freedom and opportunity, it was anything but when he arrived just days before the tumultuous 2016 Presidential Election. Edafe would go on to spend the next six months at an immigration detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. After navigating the confusing, often draconian, US immigration and legal system, he was finally granted asylum. But he would soon realize that America is exceptionally good at keeping people locked up but is seriously lacking in integrating freed refugees into society. This book imagines a future where immigrants and asylees are treated with fairness, transparency, and compassion. It aims to help us understand that home is not just where you feel safe and welcome but also how you can make it feel safe and welcome for others.
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BPL: some copies repackaged by Midwest Tape.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Okporo, E., & Onayemi, P. (2022). Asylum: a memoir & manifesto. Unabridged. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Okporo, Edafe and Prentice, Onayemi. 2022. Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Okporo, Edafe and Prentice, Onayemi, Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2022.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Okporo, Edafe, and Prentice Onayemi. Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto. Unabridged. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2022.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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