In stories that draw heavily on her own life Anzia Yezierska 18801970portrays the immigrants struggle to become a real American. Set mostly onNew Yorks Lower Ea... » 

In stories that draw heavily on her own life Anzia Yezierska 18801970portrays the immigrants struggle to become a real American. Set mostly onNew Yorks Lower East Side the stories brilliantly evoke crowded streetsshabby tenements poverty and ethnic prejudice. These stories are stillrelevant today except the ethnic backgrounds are Latino and Asian. «