num_pages: 272
description: How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat strip-searched at every airport?Or be told that as an actress the part youre most fitted to play is wife of a terrorist? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? How does it feel to hear a child of colour say in a classroom that stories can only be about white people? How does it feel to go home to India when your home is really London? What is it like to feel you always have to be an ambassador for your race? How does it feel to always tick Other?Bringing together 21 exciting black Asian and minority ethnic voices emerging in Britain today The Good Immigrant explores why immigrants come to the UK why they stay and what it means to be other in a country that doesnt seem to want you doesnt truly accept you  however many generations youve been here  but still needs you for its diversity monitoring forms.Inspired by discussion around why society appears to deem people of colour as bad immigrants  job stealers benefit scroungers undeserving refugees  until by winning Olympic races or baking good cakes or being conscientious doctors they cross over and become good immigrants editor Nikesh Shukla has compiled a collection of essays that are poignant challenging angry humorous heartbreaking polemic weary and  most importantly  real.
language: English
title: The Good Immigrant
publisher: Unbound