
MacArthur Fellows Program
Dinaw Mengestu
Writer | Class of 2012
Enriching understanding of the little-explored world of the African diaspora in America in tales distilled from the experience of immigrants whose memories are seared by escape from violence in their homelands.
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March 10, 2018
SXSW: Creating New Stories of Immigration
A panel of MacArthur Fellows will discuss their efforts to create new forms of storytelling that represent the immigrant experience in all its contours and speak to those on multiple sides of the issue.
March 10, 2018
"Creating New Stories of Immigration"
SXSW
Ahilan Arulanantham, Sarah Stillman, 2016 MacArthur Fellows
Dinaw Mengestu, 2012 MacArthur Fellow
Ahilan Arulanantham, Sarah Stillman, 2016 MacArthur Fellows
Dinaw Mengestu, 2012 MacArthur Fellow
August 22, 2017
MacArthur Fellow Dinaw Mengestu on reddit AMA
MacArthur Fellow Dinaw Mengestu will talk about the immigrant experience and about memories seared due to escaping violence from their homelands.
March 2, 2016
"Author Speaks on Literature and Politics"
September 6, 2015
Dinaw Mengestu entre Afrique et Amérique
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