Get to know Akwaeke Emezi, born and raised in Nigeria and the author of Freshwater and Pet, which was a 2019 National Book Award finalist for Young People’s Literature. To see more quotes from them, see our blog (https://americanwritersmuseum.org/my-...) and visit the Museum to see the full exhibit.

The American Writers Museum is excited to share clips from our newest temporary exhibit, My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. The exhibit is designed to elicit thoughtful dialogue on a wide array of issues with contemporary immigrant and refugee writers delving into questions about writing influences, being multilingual, community, family, duality, otherness and what it means to be American.

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