OUTsider, crossing borders, breaking rules, gaining pride, Ruth Marimo
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OUTsider, crossing borders, breaking rules, gaining pride, Ruth Marimo
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
OUTsider
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Ruth Marimo
Sub title
crossing borders, breaking rules, gaining pride
Summary
Ruth Marimo is an Illegal Immigrant. Born in Zimbabwe, Marimo has traveled the world, gaining insight and deep appreciation for the plight of the illegal immigrant. Sharing firsthand recollections of how, her status has been, used as a weapon by employers, greedy predators, and even her own husband, she weaves a tale that is both personal and universal. Living as an undocumented immigrant, she details the daily struggles to survive as a health-care worker and to thrive as a wife and mother. Complicating matters, for decades Marimo had denied her true-identity as a lesbian woman. OUTsider chronicles the journey of Ruth Marimo, who traveled from Africa to the United States, from abused wife to an out lesbian activist, from a life of fear to one filled with joy. Her trek from the shadows of uncertainty and shame into the bright light of self-acceptance and fulfillment is a story that is richly rewarding and uniquely compelling
Target audience
adult
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- Woman immigrants -- United States -- Biography
- Marimo, Ruth
- Zimbabweans -- United States -- Biography
- Gay immigrants -- United States -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Illegal aliens -- United States -- Biography
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)
- Victims of family violence -- United States -- Biography
- Gay and lesbian studies
- Lesbians -- Biography
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- Woman immigrants -- United States -- Biography
- Marimo, Ruth
- Zimbabweans -- United States -- Biography
- Gay immigrants -- United States -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Illegal aliens -- United States -- Biography
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)
- Victims of family violence -- United States -- Biography
- Gay and lesbian studies
- Lesbians -- Biography
- Content1
- Author1
- Is Derivative Of1