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A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey From A Homeless Shelter To The Ivy League

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published July 30, 2015 at 10:10 AM EDT
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  Dan-el Padilla Peralta is one of millions of young undocumented men and women brought to the country as children. He is also a gifted scholar who made his way to some of the world’s most elite schools.

Peralta’s new book is: Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey From A Homeless Shelter To The Ivy League evocatively recounts Peralta’s journey from the New York City shelter system to the Ivy League.

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Web-extra: Audio book exerpt - 'Undocumented' from Audible Studios, read by the author

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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