Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation Juvenile Fiction Asian American & Pacific Islander Health & Daily Living - Mental Health Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes) Uncle Mateo

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Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation Juvenile Fiction Asian American & Pacific Islander Health & Daily Living - Mental Health Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes) Uncle MateoA touching tale of parent child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while shes in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to