Honoring the Past, Building the Future: True Stories of Family, Faith, and Belonging

Expect a compelling conversation on contested selfhood in America and beyond, as two memoirists discuss family, belonging, and heritage. In Becoming Baba: Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Meaning in America, former Slate writer Aymann Ismail reckons with Muslim identity and inheritance by tracing his upbringing in the turbulent aftermath of 9/11, his career in political journalism, and his reflections on fatherhood. In I’ll Tell You When I’m Home, award-winning author Hala Alyan writes about her heritage and the meaning of legacy as she grapples with surrogacy and motherhood, safety and love, as well as homeland and exile.