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The value of the culture itself is under threat once it’s away from home, in migration, and once it’s in the Western context where other values begin to sort of dominate

— Dinaw Mengestu

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There’s a certain restlessness that comes just from what you have

It’s important to acknowledge all parts of your heritage in the story.

Of course I’m a good liar—I’m a fiction writer. I could tell you anything.

I still see more hope and potential in Africa than I do despair, and I say that after having seen it at its very worst

Recently much more attention has been paid to the growing class and economic divide within America, and that divide, when coupled with race, magnifies the tensions even more.

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