Immigration Stories

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When her initiation into her college's History Club goes awry, Sol has to come face to face with Ethan-the cute guy whose house she just broke into. ***** Soledad Gutierrez, or Sol to her friends, decides to join the History Club at her Community college. However, this club is not like other clubs: they have an initiation process and a slew of other 'extracurricular activities.' In order to join the club, Sol must break into the oldest house in her small Californian town and steal one of their forks. The club members provide all the materials to break in; she just needs to take the utensil, take a selfie in the kitchen, and get out undetected-with the fork, of course. The problem is: Ethan Winston spots Sol in his grandparent's house, and he's determined to uncover the reason behind the break-in. However, both he and Sol are thrown for a loop when feelings begin to develop between them. And as Ethan becomes suspicious of the History Club, he and Sol get tangled in an adventure none of them were expecting. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] [[Wattys 2019 Winner for Young Adult + Being Published by Wattpad Books in Fall 2020]]

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. It only takes one moment to change your life forever . . . After her mother's deportation last year, all Soledad "Sol" Gutierrez wants is for her life to go back to normal. Everything's changed-new apartment, new school, new family dynamic-and Sol desperately wants to fit in. When she joins her community college's history club, it comes with an odd initiation process: break into Westray's oldest house and steal . . . a fork? There's just one problem: while the owners of the house aren't home, their grandson Ethan is, and when he catches Sol with her hand in the kitchen drawer, she barely escapes with the fork intact. This one chance encounter irrevocably alters her life, and Sol soon learns that sometimes fitting in isn't as important as being yourself-even if that's the hardest thing she's ever had to do.

Ramadoff is a janitor. He lives in Vancouver. He thinks a lot. He has lost a lot. Once he met Victor. Ever since, he has known the purpose of his life.

Aurelius's duties as a Fulton include keeping his name clean, marrying within his kind, and making sure the town of Rockport returns as it once did in all its glory-before different people started flocking it and taking it as their own. Then and only then, would he be able to receive his family's support to become the town's new mayor, as his grandfather and the previous Fulton's before him, and claim his rightful inheritance. Alba Fuentes can only further her education if she gets as many scholarships as possible available, and, if her softball coach shows her some grace, letting her return to the team and earn the recognition of college scouts for a free ride. Still, she isn't sure that is something she can do, as her family needs her paychecks. But when Aurelius-her former bully-starts helping her get her spot back in the team, Alba allows herself to be selfish and think about her own future. She's wary of him until she finds he has his own set of chains keeping him from building a life to his will. Forgiving and forgetting isn't easy, but as Alba and Aurelius start seeing each other's worlds through their eyes and meeting halfway, old prejudices melt, being replaced by their unconditional support to one another. **Disclaimer** The town of Rockport and the last name Fulton are, while historically connected, used for pure fiction. Any racism, misogynistic comments, and prejudiced actions are, likewise, not related to the people and families of the town nor the Coastal Bend area. !Playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5cMSxLTkenlUdJUr8Yl0Yl?si=rpnuH7m5SPyZZS1ftB2wmw&utm_source=copy-link&pi=TDXBfYxGSoufL

Some people are places. Safe places. Familiar places. Places that feel like home. And sometimes, without realizing it, you become one for each other. #1 in #spotconlon 7-27-26 #1 in #1992 7-29-26

Anthony cheated death, escaped his mafia family, and is taking shelter in Husk's restaurant. This would be a normal love story if it weren't for Husk's teenage daughter: Marie. And that she's convinced Anthony is her soulmate. Watch as two queer, adult men try and handle a teenage delusional girl's wildest fantasies. Prewritten! Updates on Monday evenings ;)

Some encounters begin long before two people touch for the first time. Sometimes, the moment our hearts recognize each other, the danger has already begun.

Rox is working day and night to pay off a debt that isn't hers and provide for her minor brother and troubled father. So she cannot refuse any professional opportunity, most of all if Christian, the boss she adores, is asking her for a favor that lays outside her comfort zone. The villa they need to refurbish is beautiful, reeking of old money and the owner is very private, reclusive and... demanding. ---------- A few necessary mentions: - My books contain violence and smut; you have been warned. However (!) It's a slow burn, so don't be disappointed if they don't have crazy sex in the first chapters. They will get laid eventually just that it needs to develop first. Smut is signaled with a note at the beginning of the chapter. The book is meant for mature audience and contains lots of triggers so if you are very sensitive DO NOT read it. -This is a work of fiction and every resemblance with real-life persons or places are only a coincidence, and yada yada. -It should not be copied, but I don't think there is danger of that. 😂 Just have fun and write your own story. -English is (sadly) not my first language, not even my second. Unfortunately, there will be mistakes. Feel free to point them out; I appreciate that.

When his mother passes away, Eddie Batista inherits the run-down diner she owned, reuniting him with his half-brother, Emilio, whom Eddie has barely spoken to since a fatal car crash sent him to prison. ✷ This story is inspired by FX's The Bear.

n analysis of why some immigrants, particularly those of North African descent as myself, come to reject or distance themselves from their own cultural background and adopt positions that strongly oppose it. In some cases, this process may contribute to the stigmatization of the very minority they come from by reinforcing far-right stereotypes and validating existing prejudices. Such individuals may gain social or political capital by presenting themselves as exceptions to their group, even if doing so comes at the expense of their broader community.

"Gu Changshou, you are cursed with bad luck!" A novella of cunning, wit, and expertise, inspired by the realities of Chinese immigrants. Set in an alternate timeline in which World War II reached an unsatisfactory conclusion, this story tells the tale of an illiterate Chinese immigrant named Gu Changshou and his doomed battle with exploitative companies in unfamiliar lands. His story is paralleled by an allegorical, classical-style fable about a crane and his struggle to free himself from his entanglement.

Every day feels exactly the same. Sara wakes up at 5:00 a.m., goes to school, comes home, and disappears behind the glow of a screen. Behind closed doors, her family is falling apart. Her parents' violent arguments have become a part of everyday life, and while they struggle to survive, Sara quietly becomes the one raising her younger siblings. No one notices how exhausted she is. No one asks if she's okay. Until one day, she reaches her breaking point. As her life hangs by a thread, impossible memories flood her mind, memories of a girl from 1822, a sister she has never met, and a life that feels more real than her own. But those memories are only the beginning. Some stories don't begin in this lifetime. And some memories are waiting to be remembered.

To everyone else, the shed in Maya's backyard is just an empty storage space. To Evan and his family, it is a lifeline. Dealing with her own stress, Maya decides to share her home with a homeless boy and his family. Living side by side in secret, Evan and Maya find a strange comfort in each other. But secrets never stay hidden for long. A sweet, simple story of survival, stress, and young love.

This is something about me, my mental state and ability to accept the present.

Read along as i write my journey to fatherhood. I am the second son to a man with a seemingly rare last name. The only way to preserve a bloodline is through multiplying. with a dynamic of only birthing boys the secrets of fatherhood would be a necessity for preservation. The first volume of this book is a chapter of diary entries documenting the feelings and emotions following the first grandchild given by the Second born, expressing a theme of a new dawn

It doesn't have to take long.

This story is centered around the story of an immigrant family living in Central Valley California from Fiji in the 1980s. The struggles that the family goes through are told by four young Sikh Punjabi girls who share their thoughts, feelings, and emotions within each chapter. However, the main character, Rubina, deals with the issue of contemplating where her real home is and tries to balance clashes within her culture as well as the constant struggle of growing up. Through the experiences of her sister and cousins, she learns what the true meaning of home is and that no one can take that away from her.

Postcards from Ireland is a heartfelt collection of true stories about new beginnings, unexpected kindness, and finding a sense of home far away. Through everyday moments, beautiful places, and unforgettable people, the author shares how Ireland slowly became part of her heart.

The scariest part of loving the same gender is when they end up being with the opposite gender after you. Like you were just a phase, a fleeting moment, a memory that can be easily replaced by that person. The love you both cherished could simply be a chapter in their book that wasn't meant to be written until the end. Kasi paano ka ba naman makakalaban kung ang ka-kompetisiyahan mo na ay isang lalaki? One that can man enough to create a family with you and marry you under the eyes and blessings of God in the church without any injustices and disapprovals from your own family and the society you live in? But I don't dare to think that. I don't want to have that mindset. Kung tatanungin mo ako: bakit babae? Bakit pa, kung kaya mo ring mag-mahal ng lalaki? Well, there's just one answer to that for me. Because there was this one girl before. And my heart has burned for her ever since. - 10 years after leaving the Philippines to live an independent and grueling life in New York, Elijah Menendez is compelled to come back in the country when her first love rushes back into her life through yet again another punch into her weak heart-a wedding invitation.