Author Archives: American Writers Museum
My America: Laila Halaby
"After 9/11 people wanted to understand, like, what are Arabs? Or they didn’t want to [...]
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Jan
“But Where Are You Really From?”
Bestselling author Julissa Arce discusses the trials and importance of writing about and for Latinx [...]
Jan
My America: Reyna Grande
For me, writing was an act of survival because it got me through all those [...]
Jan
In Their Own Words: Isabel Ibañez
It wasn’t until much later that I recognized why, and when I did, I embraced [...]
Jan
My America: Rigoberto González
"I believe to be American there is a passion for wanting to expand the definition [...]
Jan
In Their Own Words: Susan Muaddi Darraj
Susan Muaddi Darraj is a Palestinian-American writer who has won multiple awards for her short [...]
Jan
Writing Advice for the New Year
It might be tough to believe, but a new year is upon us and with [...]
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Dec
My America: Amitav Ghosh
"My writing emerges from that borderland between many languages. Bengali, Italian, English. I draw on [...]
Dec
“My America” Reading List
All the books featured in My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. We present our [...]
Dec
My America: Akwaeke Emezi
"I only belong in places I create. And that has been, I think, the most [...]
Dec
