Finding My Identity By the Light of My Mother’s Menorah By Santi Elijah Holley Feature The African American son of a white mother, Santi Elijah Holley revisits Hannukahs past with his Jewish forebears.
Cherokee Artist Jimmie Durham: Not Cherokee By Pam Mandel Highlight The work of artist Jimmie Durham relies heavily on Native American themes. Durham is not Native American.
The Re-Kazakhification of Kazakhstan, On Horseback By Michelle Weber Highlight After years of Soviet control, the country looks to the cultural foundations of its nomadic past.
Poets Talk to Poets about the Border Wall By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight In this roundtable, poets from around this world discuss the role borders play in their lives.
Kimberly, No Longer With the Good Hair By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight How one woman finally styled her hair in a way that determined who she was and demanded that her loving grandmother accept her decision as a sign of strength.
How Should a German Be? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight In Harper’s, Yascha Mounk examines how recent Islamic immigration challenges many Germans’ core idea of their national identity.
