Books for my diaspora heart

Books that illustrate some aspect of the immigrant experience - in fantasy, or in the real world; in childhood, or in old age; in history, or in the modern day. (work in progress - recs welcome!)

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created by ayzrules

last updated December, 2025

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i love this list soooo much ayz đŸ„ș

for the portuguese diaspora, i’d recommend above the salt by katherine vaz (or any of her other works, namely her short story collection called ‘fado and other stories’ ). she was the first portuguese-american to have her work put in library of congress đŸ„č

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aww yay that's so cool - thanks so much for the recs!!!! they all sound so good, i added a bunch :D

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yay love that so much :’)))

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Oh oh oh i love this!! At the top of my head Gilded Wolves would work here! Maybe Six of Crows too?

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ohh i've not read either but i'll add em in!!! gilded wolves sounds so cool!

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(nina’s other books all touch on this too hehehe) (no pressure tho)

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