Title:
Green Card STEM voices : stories from Minnesota immigrants working in science, technology, engineering, and math / Fadumo Yusuf, Thai Chang, Aasma Shaukat, Getiria Onsongo, Raul Velasquez, Dalma Martinović-Weigelt, Hussein Farah, Kim Uy, Itoro Emmanuel, Elaine Black, Manish Shahdadpuri, Karina Boos, Sampson Abiye Linus, Valerie Ponce, Ingrit Tota, Fernán Jaramillo, Simeon Ngiratregd, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, Esther Ledesma, and Zurya Anjum, authors ; Tea Rozman Clark and Julie Vang, editors.
ISBN:
9781949523140
Publication Information:
Minneapolis, MN : Green Card Voices, [2020]
Minneapolis, MN : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, [2020]
©2020
Physical Description:
xi, 145 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps, color ; 23 cm
Contents:
Fadumo Yusuf, Ethiopia (Somali), mechanical engineering and writing -- Thai Chang, Thailand (Hmong), STEM education -- Aasma Shaukat, Pakistan, medicine -- Getiria Onsongo, Kenya, computer science -- Raul Velasquez, Colombia, geotechnical engineering -- Dalma Martinović-Weigelt, Croatia, environmental science -- Hussein Farah, Somalia, software development -- Kim Uy, Cambodia, public health and surgery -- Itoro Emmanuel, Nigeria, nursing -- Elaine Black, Ireland, microbiology -- Manish Shahdadpuri, India, information technology -- Karina Boos, Mexico, product engineering -- Sampson Abiye Linus, Nigeria, chemistry and technology management -- Valerie Ponce, Honduras, clinical research -- Ingrit Tota, Albania, computer science -- Fernán Jaramillo, Colombia, neuroscience -- Simeon Ngiratregd, Palau, information technology -- Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, Greece, neuroscience -- Esther Ledesma, Dominican Republic, industrial design -- Zurya Anjum, Pakistan, psychiatry.
Summary:
A collection of essays and digital narratives from twenty immigrants and refugees living in Minnesota and working in STEM. This multimedia project serves as a platform for first generation immigrants and refugees working in science, technology, engineering, and math to share their stories in their own words. Their essays and digital narrative will offer insight into the experiences and expertise they've gleaned through their work in fields that include medicine, computer science, neuroscience, and microbiology. This book, along with its accompanying video narratives, memorializes their contributions to the STEM field.
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OCLC Number:
on1091587012
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