This vibrant volume brings American immigrant stories to life in short biographies written by award-winning writer Sara Nović with charming full-color illustrations by Alison Kolesar. At a time when public debate is focused on who belongs in America and who doesn't, this book honors the crucial contributions of our friends and neighbors who have chosen to make this country their home. -Featured within are war heroes and fashion designers, Supreme Court justices and pop stars, athletes and civil rights leaders, including: -* the doctors who saved Ronald Reagan's life -* creators of iconic American products like Levi's, Chevys, and Nathan's Famous hot dogs -* the scientists who contributed to the Manhattan Project -* the architects behind landmarks of the American skyline, like the World Financial Center, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and the Sears Tower -And these familiar names from every walk of life: -Madeleine Albright~Isabel Allende~Mario Andretti~Desi Arnaz~Isaac Asimov~George Balanchine~Gisele Bundchen~Willem de Kooning~Oscar De La Renta~Marlene Dietrich~Albert Einstein~Alexander Hamilton~Alfred Hitchcock~Enrique Iglesias~Iman~Grace Jones~Henry Kissinger~Mila Kunis~Heddy Lamarr~Yo-Yo Ma~Pedro Martinez~Yoko Ono~Sidney Poitier~Wolfgang Puck~Rihanna~M. Night Shyamalan~Nikola Tesla~The von Trapps~Elie Wiesel~Anna Wintour