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SUMMARY:Stories That Bring Us Home:
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DESCRIPTION:A Community Dinner and Dialogue on Memory\, Identity\, Culture
  & Belonging with award-winning authors Daniel Nayeri & Mavasta Honyouti.\
 nhttps://hplct.libnet.info/event/17650391
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>What does it mean to come home? How do the
  stories we inherit help us remember who we are\, understand where we come
  from\, and carry culture and memory across generations? Through Coming Ho
 me: A Hopi Resistance Story&nbsp\;and The Teacher of Nomad Land\, Honyouti
  and Nayeri invite us into stories of history\, culture\, displacement\, r
 esilience\, and belonging. Join us for a community conversation with the a
 uthors as they explore how stories shape our understanding of home\, ident
 ity\, and the experiences we carry across generations. Together\, we will 
 reflect on the stories we inherit\, the places we call home\, and the peop
 le and experiences that shape who we become.</p>\n<p>TWO AUTHORS. TWO HIST
 ORIES. ONE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOME. BRING YOUR STORY.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Danie
 l Nayeri&nbsp\;was born in Iran and spent some years as a refugee before i
 mmigrating to Oklahoma at age seven with his family. He is the author of s
 everal books\, including EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE (A TRUE STORY)\, winner 
 of the Michael L. Printz Award\, the Christopher Medal\, and the Middle Ea
 stern Book Award\, THE MANY ASSASSINATIONS OF SAMIR\, THE SELLER OF DREAMS
 \, winner of the Newbery Honor\, and THE TEACHER OF NOMAD LAND\, winner of
  the Newbery Honor and the National Book Award. He lives in the U.S. with 
 his wife and son.</p>\n<p>Mavasta Honyouti&nbsp\;is an artist and sixth-gr
 ade teacher who grew up in Hotevilla on the Hopi Reservation. As an artist
 \, Honyouti continues the Hopi tradition of carving\, creating intricate w
 orks rooted in family\, cultural memory\, resilience\, and Hopi lifeways. 
 In Coming Home: A Hopi Resistance Story\, he uses his art to carve out a h
 istory and tell a powerful story of resistance\, resilience\, and return. 
 As an educator\, he introduces his students to Native American peoples and
  Indigenous cultures through knowledge and perspectives often absent from 
 traditional textbooks. Through both teaching and art\, Honyouti preserves 
 cultural knowledge\, inspires young people\, and carries stories across ge
 nerations.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Program Sponsors:</p>\n<p>The Dodd Cent
 er for Human Rights&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Hartford Public Library&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>
 UConn Hartford&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Research on Resilient Cities\, Racism\, and 
 Equity (RRCRE) and CoLAB</p>\n<p>Academic Achievement Center&nbsp\;</p>\n<
 p></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://hplct.libnet.info/event/17650391
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