Join San Mateo County Libraries on April 28th at 6 pm PST for an enlightening conversation between award-winning authors Aarti Namdev Shahani and Karla Cornejo Villavicencio.
Register for free here.
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
Proceeds of all book sales will benefit both Florey’s Books in Pacifica and the Foundation for San Mateo County Libraries. If you want to send to someone, please add their name and address in “additional information” while ordering below.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the event.
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