In this episode, we finish the second half (chapters 5 through 8) of I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib and discuss the scenes that stuck out to us. Some points that come up are what we expect in relationships, what we think of the question "What are you?", and how we felt about the book's ending. We wrap up with our final thoughts on this graphic memoir.


Malaka Gharib is a journalist, cartoonist, and graphic novelist who works as an editor at NPR. In her debut memoir I Was Their American Dream, she shares her parents' experience immigrating to the United States as well as her personal experience navigating her young life as a first-generation Asian American. You can learn more about her and her work at [ Ссылка ]

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Recommendation of the Week: Cocokind, an eco-conscious skincare line that's good for your body and the planet. You can find them at ⁠[ Ссылка ] and on Instagram @⁠Cocokind⁠.


Hosts: Jamae Ann Sabangan and Steven Park
Edits: Steven Park
Music: Drop It by Lunareh

0:00 Intro
10:00 Recommendation of the Week
11:30 I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
38:15 Hints of Jam
39:15 Outro

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