The author of Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers pens a moving story about two teenage sisters, originally from Bangladesh, whose family lives illegally in New York City.
It\'s up to Nadira to be the strong one and bring her family back together again..
Nothing matters to her anymore -- not even college.
The teachers at Flushing High don\'t ask any questions, but Aisha falls apart.
When Nadira\'s father is arrested and detained at the U.
S.-Canadian border, Nadira and her older sister, Aisha, are told to carry on as if everything is the same.
Suddenly being Muslim means you are dangerous -- a suspected terrorist.
But after 9/11, everything changes. citizens.
Since emigrating from Bangladesh, fourteen-year-old Nadira and her family have been living in New York City on expired visas, hoping to realize their dream of becoming legal U.
S.
You forget you don\'t really exist here, that this isn\'t your home.
You forget.
After 9/11, immigration regulations change, forcing the family to seek asylum.
The author of Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers pens a moving story about two teenage sisters, originally from Bangladesh, whose family lives illegally in New York City
