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My America: Erika L. Sánchez
Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our newest exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. The exhibit is designed to elicit thoughtful
My America: Yiyun Li
Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our newest exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. The exhibit is designed to elicit thoughtful
My America: Laila Lalami
Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our newest exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. The exhibit is designed to elicit thoughtful
In Their Own Words: Nicholas Buccola
Nicholas Buccola On February 18, 1965 James Baldwin and William F. Buckley, Jr. engaged in an iconic debate at Cambridge University over this topic: "the American
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask
Ahead of our February 6, 2020 screening and discussion of the feature-length documentary Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask, we asked filmmaker Frederick Lewis to share some insight into Dunbar's
My America: Joe Ide
Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our newest exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. The exhibit is designed to elicit thoughtful
In Their Own Words: Layla Saad
Layla Saad In the summer of 2018, globally-respected writer, speaker and podcast host Layla Saad ran a month-long Instagram challenge asking people to examine and accept
My America: Laila Halaby
Each week, the My America blog series will introduce you to one of the writers featured in our newest exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. The exhibit is designed to elicit
“But Where Are You Really From?”
Julissa Arce on Writing For and About Latinx Youth in the Trump Era Julissa Arce is one of the writers featured in our exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers
My America: Reyna Grande
Each week, the My America blog series will introduce you to one of the writers featured in our newest exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. The exhibit is designed to elicit
In Their Own Words: Isabel Ibañez
Isabel Ibañez Isabel Ibañez is a graphic designer and illustrator whose debut novel Woven in Moonlight is a "rollicking political fantasy inspired by Bolivian history and
My America: Rigoberto González
Each week, the My America blog series will introduce you to one of the writers featured in our newest exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today, now open. The exhibit is