Roya Hakakian grew up in the oppressive shadows of totalitarianism in Iran, a Jewish teenager navigating her identity in a world with strict ideas about who she should be. Arriving in the US, she came to love the freedoms, opportunities, and hopes of her new home, becoming one of America's greatest poets, human rights activists, and public speakers, being awarded with the Guggenheim Prize and appearing in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Join her as she discusses her profoundly moving new book, A Beginners Guide To America, with Tim Kane.
