02364cam a2200313 i 4500 567522331 TxAuBib 20220912120000.0 220301s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022004300 9781538705940 HRD 29.00 153870594X HRD 29.00 TxAuBib rda Agustin, Rafael, author. Illegally yours [BOOK] : a memoir / Rafael Agustin. First edition. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022. viii, 289 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Growing up, Rafa’s parents didn't want him to feel different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." But when he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school, his parents were forced to reveal his immigration status. Suddenly, the kid who modeled his entire high school career after American TV shows had no idea what to do -- there was no episode of Saved by the Bell where Zack gets deported! While his parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in front of their son, Rafa found himself completely unraveling in the face of his uncertain future. Illegally Yours is a look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school life, his parents' work lives, and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans, determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence. From using the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez “Latin Explosion” to his social advantage in the ‘90s to how his parents—doctors in their home country of Ecuador—were reduced to working menial jobs in the US, the family's secret became their struggle, and their struggle became their hustle. Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American? Provided by publisher. 20220912. Agustin, Rafael. Ecuadorian Americans Biography. Noncitizens United States Biography. Illegal immigration United States. Undocumented immigration United States.