Home Now

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How 6000 Refugees Transformed an American Town

By Cynthia Anderson

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Over 15 years, the small mill town of Lewiston, Maine, has transformed with the arrival of some 6000 Somali immigrants, creating one of the highest per capita Muslim populations in America. Cynthia Anderson explores this dramatic shift through empathetic storytelling, detailing how both immigrants and lifelong residents navigate cultural change, economic challenges, and community resilience in a town redefining itself.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in immigration, American social issues, community transformation, and contemporary cultural studies. It suits those seeking insightful, compassionate journalism about real-world challenges and resilience in small-town America.

Lewiston, Maine has transformed into one of the most Islamic towns in America due to the settlement of 6000 Somali immigrants. Cynthia Anderson's book explores the town's resilience and challenges in adapting to change, shedding light on America's relationship with Islam.

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Over the past 15 years, the town of Lewiston, Maine—once a booming mill town that had fallen on harder times—has improbably become one of the most Islamic towns in America. Some 6000 Somali immigrants have settled there, drastically changing the makeup of a town of 36,000 people in total. Lewiston now has the third highest per capita Muslim population of any U.S. city.

Home Now by Cynthia Anderson tells the story of this fractious yet resilient town and how it is thriving in a new era. With empathy and honesty, she delivers a dramatic portrait of a community grappling with change, while humanising one of the most defining political issues in America today. Her reporting takes the reader deep into the lives of both immigrants and lifelong Mainers to tell the story of America's relationship to Islam, and deliver an honest refutation of the idea that we'd be better off without change.

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Home Now offers a compelling, nuanced portrayal of immigration and community revitalisation. Mark Kramer praises its clear refutation of immigrant villainisation, highlighting Anderson's expert and accessible journalism. The book is described as a heartfelt, graceful narrative that sensitively captures the experiences of new Mainers alongside those of established citizens, deepening readers' understanding of America's evolving social fabric.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781541767911

Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 November 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: PublicAffairs,U.S.

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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Cynthia Anderson Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Cynthia Anderson's features and essays have appeared in Boston Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, msnbc.com, The Miami Herald, usatoday.com, Huffington Post, Redbook, Salon and many others. Anderson's short story collection River Talk was a Kirkus Best Books of 2014 and won the New England Book Festival Award for Short Stories and the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Short Stories. She is a sixth-generation Mainer who grew up 40 miles upriver from Lewiston. She is currently a lecturer at Boston University's College of Communication.