Taking Back the Immigrant Narrative

05/07/2019 29 min
Taking Back the Immigrant Narrative

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Episode Synopsis

Julio and guest co-host ITT fellow, Nour Saudi, talk to Chimene Suleyman, writer and co-editor of The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America. They discuss the common immigrant experience, what makes an immigrant “good,” and how literature can be a form of political activism in the age of Trump.ITT Staff Picks:Listen to Chimene and other writers from The Good Immigrant talk about their immigrant experience in today’s America, from NPR.Check out My Immigration Story, the story of U.S. immigrants in their own words.This essay on the evolution of immigrant narratives in literature, from Literary Hub.This episode was mixed by Jeanne Montalvo. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on all our podcasts. https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.