FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 16 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ada Ferrer received the ninth annual Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award for her memoir, Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter, at the Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University on October 8.
Ferrer received a $5,000 prize in recognition of her work, which explores the experiences of immigration, family separation, and the challenges of starting over.
"The New American Voices Award is a very special prize," Ferrer said. "Especially in a moment such as this, it is important to share immigrant stories as part of the fabric of American life. I am moved and honored to be this yea...