Roya Hakakian came to the US as a refugee from Iran when she was just a teenager.

Now, the Connecticut author and poet has drawn on her life story to create a “guidebook” about the immigrant experience.

This hour, Hakakian joins us to talk about her new book, A Beginner’s Guide To America.

We want to hear from you, too. How has the history and experience of immigration in your family shaped your experience as an American?

GUESTS:
Roya Hakakian - Author, poet, and Connecticut resident. Her latest book is A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious

Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired on March 19, 2021.

Roya Hakakian came to the US as a refugee from Iran when she was just a teenager.
Now, the Connecticut author and poet has drawn on her life story to create a &ldquo;guidebook&rdquo; about the immigrant experience.
This hour, Hakakian joins us to talk about her new book,&nbsp;A Beginner&rsquo;s Guide To America.
We want to hear from you, too. How has the history and experience of immigration in your family shaped your experience as an American?
GUESTS:
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<li>Roya Hakakian -&nbsp;Author, poet, and Connecticut resident. Her latest book is&nbsp;A Beginner&rsquo;s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious</li>
</ul>
Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/connecticut-author-roya-hakakian-her-new-book-beginners-guide-america" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/connecticut-author-roya-hakakian-her-new-book-beginners-guide-america">March 19, 2021</a>.

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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