The question of identity has always been a murky issue in my own life and my writing bounces that right back. My father was adamant that my sisters and I were "Arab," and even though our house was in Syracuse, it was filled with the food, language, music, and overbearing relatives of Jordan. Unlike my gorgeous sisters, though, I inherited my mother's lighter complexion - it really is amazing what a difference a little bit of pigment can make on a person's experience!
The question of identity has always been a murky issue in my own life and my writing bounces that right back. My father was adamant that my sisters a… - Diana Abu-Jaber
The question of identity has always been a murky issue in my own life and my writing bounces that right back. My father was adamant that my sisters a…
- Diana Abu-Jaber
My heritage will always be an element in my work but as I've written, traveled, and lived more, I've found that the questions and the search - for me… - Diana Abu-Jaber
My heritage will always be an element in my work but as I've written, traveled, and lived more, I've found that the questions and the search - for me…
Every day I try to do some small thing connected to writing. Or I'll station myself at a café and try to hold myself captive with chocolate. I find t… - Diana Abu-Jaber
Every day I try to do some small thing connected to writing. Or I'll station myself at a café and try to hold myself captive with chocolate. I find t…
The obsession with food filled my childhood - that's what happens when your parents are from a place or time where people really might starve. In Ame… - Diana Abu-Jaber
The obsession with food filled my childhood - that's what happens when your parents are from a place or time where people really might starve. In Ame…
I honestly never intended food to occupy so much of my creative work. Food-writing often seems about to plummet straight into sentimentality. I think… - Diana Abu-Jaber
I honestly never intended food to occupy so much of my creative work. Food-writing often seems about to plummet straight into sentimentality. I think…
Dad says that everyone invented baklava.” It occurs to me now to wonder what that means. Aunt Aya rolls her eyes. “Your father? He is the worst of th… - Diana Abu-Jaber
Dad says that everyone invented baklava.” It occurs to me now to wonder what that means. Aunt Aya rolls her eyes. “Your father? He is the worst of th…
Love and prayer are intimately related. - Diana Abu-Jaber
Love and prayer are intimately related.
I heard friends and strangers saying, "You don't look Arab - what are you supposed to be?" It really is a tired old problem for children of immigrant… - Diana Abu-Jaber
I heard friends and strangers saying, "You don't look Arab - what are you supposed to be?" It really is a tired old problem for children of immigrant…
The daily writing practice is something I used to hear batted around a lot in writing workshops - which is probably why I dropped out of all the writ… - Diana Abu-Jaber
The daily writing practice is something I used to hear batted around a lot in writing workshops - which is probably why I dropped out of all the writ…
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