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The My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today exhibit and related program series explores the influence of modern immigrant and refugee writing in America on our culture, history, and daily lives. The curating team includes Marie Arana, Ilan Stavans, Vu Hoang Tran, Chris Abani, Laila Halaby, Dipika Mukherjee, and special advisor Viet Thanh Nguyen.
My America gives visitors and students a deep and personal experience, bringing them face-to-face — both through videos and in person — with contemporary authors who are immigrants, refugees, and second generation immigrants from all parts of the world, and is designed to elicit thoughtful dialogue on a wide variety of issues. The authors featured in My America delve into questions about writing influences, being multilingual, community, family, and what it means to be American.
The exhibit and related author events highlight writing in a variety of genres, including memoir, fiction, poetry, travel writing, songwriting, screenwriting, and more. Learn more about these writers by following our My America blog series. For a full list of the featured writers and reading recommendations, please click here:
Sponsors
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Lead Sponsor
The Meijer Foundation
Partner Sponsors
John and Cathie Estey
Jeanne M. and John W. Rowe
Susan and Shanti Nagarkatti
Steve and Jessica Sarowitz
Malcolm and Virginia O’Hagan
Guild Sponsors
Marion Cameron
Michael T. Clune
Werner and Marleen Hein
Angela Moore
Dominique Raccah and Raymond Bennett
Jane Irwin
Catherine Mouly and Ted Carlson
Larry Shulman and Rhonda Rochambeau
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The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund
The Neilom Foundation
My America Program Series Sponsor:
Jeanne M. and John W. Rowe
My America Youth Education Sponsor:
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*Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibit do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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