Tag Archives: My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writing Today

AWM Story of the Week

This week, we feature four more immigrant stories written by visitors to the newest temporary [...]

My America: Joe Ide

Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our [...]

In Their Own Words: Layla Saad

In the summer of 2018, globally-respected writer, speaker and podcast host Layla Saad ran a [...]

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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AWM Story of the Week

This week, we feature four more immigrant stories written by visitors to the newest temporary [...]

“But Where Are You Really From?”

Bestselling author Julissa Arce discusses the trials and importance of writing about and for Latinx [...]

My America: Reyna Grande

For me, writing was an act of survival because it got me through all those [...]

In Their Own Words: Isabel Ibañez

It wasn’t until much later that I recognized why, and when I did, I embraced [...]

My America: Rigoberto González

"I believe to be American there is a passion for wanting to expand the definition [...]

In Their Own Words: Susan Muaddi Darraj

Susan Muaddi Darraj is a Palestinian-American writer who has won multiple awards for her short [...]