Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East

By Nel Yomtov

In today's uncertain world, many families are leaving their home countries and seeking a better life in the United States. Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East explores the stories of two families who left their home countries to find a better life in the United States. Follow their journeys to find out why they left their homelands and understand the challenges they faced in moving to a new country.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496641007

Nel Yomtov

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area.

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Immigration Today: Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East by Nel Yomtov

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Chapter 1: Where Is the Middle East?

Chapter 2: The Big Move

Chapter 3: A New Life

Chapter 4: What’s Next?

Glossary

Read More

Critical Thinking Questions

Index

Copyright

Back Cover

CHAPTER 1

WHERE IS THE MIDDLE EAST?

Imagine being forced to flee your homeland to settle in a different country. You leave behind everything important to you—family members, friends, and school. You may not even know the language spoken in your new country. How would you feel? Many immigrants face these challenges in countries all over the world.

The first group of immigrants from the Middle East arrived in the United States during the late 1800s. They came from several countries. The region known as the Middle East doesn’t have any formal boundaries. But most people agree that it is made up of approximately 20 countries.

The Middle East features a wide variety of ethnic groups, languages, and religions. Arabs comprise the largest ethnic group in the