An Evening with Roya Hakakian, Author of A Beginner's Guide to America

96 Broad Street,Stamford CT 06901

31 January, 2022

Description

Friends Author Series Presents an Evening with Writer Roya Hakakian A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious is written as a guide for the newly arrived, providing practical information and advice that paints a poignant portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Her perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing painful contradictions that are unique to this place, A Beginner's Guide to America is Hakakian's candid love letter to America. Q&A and book signing will follow presentation. The program is a partnership with the Mayor's Multicultural Council. Registration is required here. Program is also available via Zoom here.