In her book “Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares“, Aarti Namdev Shahani shares her family’s story, from the upheaval of the Partition, their emigration to the United States in 1981, and the struggle to live in the midst of family deportation, September 11, and immigrant isolation. It also chronicles Aarti’s own unlikely. Recent Asian American fiction has focused on the various aspects of the immigrant experience. Aarti Namdev Shahani’s 'Here We are: American Dreams, American Nightmares' adds to the peacock hues of this genre by narrating the experiences of a family from Sindh, a land that lies in the crossroads between India and the Middle East.
- Aarti Namdev Shahani She is a correspondent for NPR based in Silicon Valley, covering the largest companies on earth. Her reporting has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, and an Investigative Reporters & Editors Award.
- Aarti Nandev Shahani, a compelling storyteller and a correspondent for NPR, tells about the difficulties and opportunities experienced by her immigrant family. The family traveled from India to Casablanca where she and her siblings were born. They moved to the.
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In her book “Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares“, Aarti Namdev Shahani shares her family’s story, from the upheaval of the Partition, their emigration to the United States in 1981, and the struggle to live in the midst of family deportation, September 11, and immigrant isolation. It also chronicles Aarti’s own unlikely journey from undocumented kid in Queens to a national, renowned voice.
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio was on DACA when she decided to write about being undocumented for the first time using her own name. A National Book Award Finalist, “The Undocumented Americans” reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in a deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation.
This conversation is part of Equity Author Series, which highlights authors who write about equity in housing, immigration, education, and LGBTQIA+ issues. Learn more at smcl.org/events/equity
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