“How They Made It in America: Success Stories and Strategies of Immigrant Women: from Isabel Allende to Ivana Trump, to Fashion Designer Josie Natori, Plus More,” by Fiona Citkin, Ph.D. Bloomington, IN: Archway Publishing, 2019. 288 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4808-7183-0 (paperback), $19.99.
In “How They Made It in America,” author Fiona Citkin brings a deep understanding to her study of first-generation women immigrants who, like her, came to America in pursuit of something more, with a determination to succeed. As her profiles illustrate, successful women immigrants vary widely in ethnicity, social status, education, profession, aspirations and age at arrival.