Cracks in the American Dream
Past Event
Thursday, October 13, 2022 3:00 PM EDT
Johnson Center, Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center and Horizon Hall
Memoirist Elisheba Haqq and poet Susan Nguyen wrestle with grief, loss, and the façade of the ‘perfect immigrant,’ in their powerful books. In Mamaji: A Memoir, Haqq grapples with the loss of her mother, the battle with her stepmother, and her less-than-perfect life for her Indian immigrant family in a small Minnesota town. In Dear Diaspora, Nguyen explores inherited trauma and the intersections of identity and selfhood against the backdrop of the Vietnamese diaspora.
