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I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib

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5.0

This was really fun

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3.0

Covered too much ground too quickly for me to feel invested in her story.

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5.0

I felt this book so much. Feeling like an outsider in your own country is a real feeling, and the search for your own identity and a sense of belonging are paramount.

I felt like I grew up alongside Malaka, on the quest for my own dream and sense of self.
“What’s so wrong with being brown?
My pledge to be the real me: ✅ Stop pretending I like eating sandwiches for lunch.”