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Brown Album: Essays on Exile and Identity by Porochista Khakpour
5.0
"You are 19 years in America, you become an American on November 2001 and you realize you could have had a child in that time. You have no kids, no husband, no home you own, no roots. No real reason to be here. Trump becomes president and your old country is on the list of the six countries of the "Muslim ban". You are suddenly a Muslim. No one doubts your browness anymore. You realize that every day is lesson in America, the real America, the violent one."
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Thoughts~
I reccomend checking this one out! I really enjoyed these relevant, moving, honest and eye opening essays about being an Iranian immigrant in America.
Porochista Khakpour and her family lived a prosperous life in Iran, but the Iranian Revolution found them escaping to America. In Los Angeles they found themselves living a much different life, one with cultural alienation. Through memories Porochista shares what everyday diaspora feels like, living through 9/11, and America's continued rocky relationship with Iran. She explores her search for identity, touching on mental health, creative writing, and more.
This was a deeply honest read. Another book white people should be required to read in my opinion. Her memoir SICK was interesting reading as well.
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Thank You to the publisher for sending me this book opinions are my own.
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Thoughts~
I reccomend checking this one out! I really enjoyed these relevant, moving, honest and eye opening essays about being an Iranian immigrant in America.
Porochista Khakpour and her family lived a prosperous life in Iran, but the Iranian Revolution found them escaping to America. In Los Angeles they found themselves living a much different life, one with cultural alienation. Through memories Porochista shares what everyday diaspora feels like, living through 9/11, and America's continued rocky relationship with Iran. She explores her search for identity, touching on mental health, creative writing, and more.
This was a deeply honest read. Another book white people should be required to read in my opinion. Her memoir SICK was interesting reading as well.
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Thank You to the publisher for sending me this book opinions are my own.
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For more of my book content check out instagram.com/bookalong