Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto (Libro en Inglés)

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ISBN: 9781982183745
ISBN: 9781982183745
Editorial: Simon & Schuster
Autor: Okporo, Edafe
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 224
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Product DescriptionA “moving…dramatic” (David Ebershoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Danish Girl), and urgent call to action for immigration justice by a Nigerian asylee and global gay rights and immigration activist Edafe Okporo.On the eve of Edafe Okporo’s twenty-sixth birthday, he was awoken by 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.Asylum is Edafe’s “powerful, eye-opening” (Dr. Eric Cervini, New York Times bestselling author of The Deviant’s War) memoir and manifesto, which documents his experiences growing up gay in Nigeria, fleeing to America, navigating the immigration system, and making a life for himself as a Black, gay immigrant. Alongside his personal story is a blaring call to action—not only for immigration reform but for a just immigration system for refugees everywhere. 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.Review“Powerful, honest, and deeply moving, Edafe Okporo’s Asylum is a must-read. From dealing with unimaginable persecution to transforming the lives and hearts of countless people, Edafe lets us in, offering us an intimate look into his journey and the realities of so many.”—Elliot Page, actor“Both memoir and a call to action, Edafe Okporo’s book is a powerful, eye-opening story of his escape from persecution as a gay man, a heartbreaking yet hopeful illustration of the unique challenges faced by queer refugees around the world.”—DR. ERIC CERVINI , New York Times bestselling author of The Deviant’s War“Through the fires of persecution and exile, Edafe Okporo found liberation. Written with urgency and insight, Asylum is a moving and dramatic account of a gay Nigerian’s search for his place in the world, a book that reminds us that so many queer folks around the world have yet to achieve their freedoms.”—DAVID EBERSHOFF, New York Times bestselling author of The Danish Girl and The 19th Wife"A deeply affecting account...readers will be galvanized by this resounding call for equality."—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"A moving story from an inspiring activist for social justice"—KIRKUS REVIEWS“A riveting contribution expanding the literature of U.S. immigration to include the experience of a gay Nigerian man. Okporo’s story clarifies the necessary role that community-based LGBT and refugee support groups play in supplementing the bureaucratic brutality facing America’s new arrivals. Vulnerable, informative, and compelling, this book will appeal to professionals, scholars, and general readers open to the stories of our times.”—SARAH SCHULMAN, author of Let the Record Show“All of us who are LGBTQ find ourselves on a journey to understand our identities and our place in the world. For Edafe Okporo, as he so movingly shares in Asylum, that journey was a perilous odyssey that almost cost him his life in his home country of Nigeria and landed him behind bars when he fled to the U.S. A role model of big-hearted resilience and determination for us all.”—ERIC MARCUS, founder and host, Making Gay History podcast
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