The Undocumented Americans is a 2020 book of nonfiction written by Ecuadorian-American author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio. The stories within follow the lives of undocumented immigrants in the United States.[1] It incorporates memoirs and investigative journalism about the learning of cultural differences, what it means to be undocumented in the U.S., and what their daily lives look like.[2][3]
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| Author | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio |
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| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House |
Publication date | 2020 |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780399592706 |
Awards
editThe book is recognized as a finalist for the National Book Award,[4] the NBCC John Leonard Award,[5] and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.[6] It also made the longlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.[7] The book was also named as one of the New York Times Notable Books of the Year and NPR: Books We Love.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ↑ Pasquini, Nina (2025-08-08). "Being Undocumented in America | Harvard Magazine". www.harvardmagazine.com. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla (2020). The Undocumented Americans (1st ed.). New York: One World. ISBN 9780399592706.
- ↑ Soroa-Bacaicoa, Amaia (2025-07-30). "The American Dream, (Cruel) Meritocracy and DREAMers in Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's The Undocumented Americans". Alicante Journal of English Studies / Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses (43): 61–80. doi:10.14198/raei.29159. ISSN 2171-861X.
- ↑ "The Undocumented Americans". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "2020". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ X (2021-03-02). "Isabel Wilkerson, Jacob Soboroff, Akwaeke Emezi among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "2021 Winners | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ León, Concepción de (2020-10-21). "'I Came From Nothing': An Undocumented Writer Defies the Odds". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "100 Notable Books of 2020". The New York Times. 2020-11-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ "Books We Love". NPR. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
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