{"product_id":"illegally-yours-a-memoir-hardcover-1","title":"Illegally Yours: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRafael Agustin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny and poignant memoir about how as a teenager, TV writer Rafael Agustin (\u003ci\u003eJane The Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e) accidentally discovered he was undocumented and how that revelation turned everything he thought he knew about himself and his family upside down.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up, Rafa's parents didn't want him to feel different because, as his mom told him: \"Dreams should not have borders.\" But when he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school, his parents were forced to reveal his immigration status. Suddenly, the kid who modeled his entire high school career after American TV shows had no idea what to do -- there was no episode of \u003ci\u003eSaved by the Bell\u003c\/i\u003e where Zack gets deported! While his parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in front of their son, Rafa found himself completely unraveling in the face of his uncertain future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllegally Yours \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartwarming, comical look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school life, his parents' work lives, and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans, determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence. From using the Ricky Martin\/Jennifer Lopez \"Latin Explosion\" to his social advantage in the '90s to how his parents--doctors in their home country of Ecuador--were reduced to working menial jobs in the US, the family's secret became their struggle, and their struggle became their hustle. An alternatingly hilarious and touching exploration of belonging and identity, \u003ci\u003eIllegally Yours\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafael Agustin \u003c\/b\u003ewas a writer on the award-winning The CW show \u003ci\u003eJane The Virgin.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a Sundance Fellow for his TV family comedy \u003ci\u003eIllegal, \u003c\/i\u003ebased on his life as a formerly undocumented American. Agustin co-created and co-starred in the national touring, award-winning autobiographical comedy \u003ci\u003eN*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk\u003c\/i\u003e, which received acclaim from the \u003ci\u003eLA Times, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDenver Post, \u003c\/i\u003e and won awards for its advancement of social justice in the arts. He serves as CEO of the Latino Film Institute (LFI), where he oversees the Youth Cinema Project, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF), and LatinX in Animation. In 2018, \u003ci\u003e LA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e named Agustin one of the fifty most essential people in Los Angeles. In 2021, Agustin was appointed to the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress. Agustin received his BA and MA from UCLA's School of Theater, Film \u0026amp; Television and is an alumnus of the CBS Diversity Comedy Showcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.11 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52464947888435,"sku":"9781538705940","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VXBXY3lpTTA2T3dEQWRuOWIvUzIxdz09_5cce7f95-abc8-45a7-b732-0262f06cc3f0.webp?v=1759269322","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/illegally-yours-a-memoir-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}