{"product_id":"finding-home-the-journey-of-immigrants-and-refugees-9781459818996","title":"Finding Home: The Journey of Immigrants and Refugees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat drives people to search for new homes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom war zones to politics, there are many reasons why people have always searched for a place to call home. In\u003cem\u003e Finding Home: The Journey of Immigrants and Refugees\u003c\/em\u003e we discover how human migration has shaped our world. We explore its origins and the current issues facing immigrants and refugees today, and we hear the first-hand stories of people who have moved across the globe looking for safety, security and happiness. Author Jen Sookfong Lee shares her personal experience of growing up as the child of immigrants and gives a human face to the realities of being an immigrant or refugee today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe epub edition of this title is fully accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShannon, Drew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrew Shannon\u003c\/strong\u003e is an illustrator who lives in Toronto. Drew earned a bachelor of arts at Sheridan College and has worked with many different clients, including CBC, VICE Media, UNICEF, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e and NPR. He is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eExtreme Battlefields: When War Meets the Forces of Nature \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOut of the Ice: How Climate Change is Revealing the Past.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee, Jen Sookfong:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJen Sookfong Lee \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born and raised on Vancouver's East Side, and she now lives with her son in North Burnaby. Her books include \u003cem\u003eThe Conjoined\u003c\/em\u003e, nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award and a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; \u003cem\u003eThe Better Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award; \u003cem\u003eThe End of East;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eGentlemen of the Shade; Chinese New Year\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Animals of Chinese New Year\u003c\/em\u003e. Jen was a columnist for CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter for many years. She teaches at The Writer's Studio Online with Simon Fraser University, edits fiction for Wolsak \u0026amp; Wynn and co-hosts the literary podcast \u003cem\u003eCan't Lit\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orca Book Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478714093842,"sku":"9781459818996","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_79b705e3-d220-4a60-88f6-59f964d35587.jpg?v=1730307602","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-home-the-journey-of-immigrants-and-refugees-9781459818996","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}