Immigrant parents Quote by John Green

“Poor Father, I see his final exploration. He arrives at the new place, his hair risen in astonishment, his mouth and eyes dumb. His…

— E.L. Doctorow

The removal of people of Japanese descent from their homes and their incarceration in camps were executed with the same sort of political calculus…

— Michiko Kakutani

He was feeling totally lost, leaving his family and country for a place where he knew nobody and didn't even speak the language.

— Patrick Mouratoglou

“There was something strangely compelling about a Japanese guy with lamb-chop sideburns and a voice so shrill you could be forgiven for thinking his…

— Jamie Holoran

“Mr, Truman was jubilant. President Truman. True man; what a strange name, come to think of it. We refer to Jesus Christ as true…

— Dorothy Day

At that moment, something shifted sweetly inside him. It was forgiveness, beautiful and effortless and complete. For Louie Zamperini, the war was over.

— Laura Hillenbrand

“Lady and gentleman, when my parents left Korea with nothing but the clothes on their backs and the considerable wealth they had amassed in…

— John Green

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on…

— Abraham Lincoln

After September 11, I got to understand a little bit of his deep love for this country.

— Patti Davis

“Jim watched them eat, his eyes fixed on every morsel that entered their mouth. When the oldest of the four soldiers had finished he…

— J.G. Ballard

I was very heartened by Rupert Murdoch's passionate interest in immigration reform. He is an immigrant himself. He understands from a business perspective how…

— Valerie Jarrett

“As immigrant artists for whom so much has been sacrificed, so many dreams have been deferred, we already doubt so much. Who do we…

— Edwidge Danticat