Navigating Identity Across Language, Space, and Time

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 1:30 PM EDT
Wilkins Plaza, Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center & Horizon Hall, George Mason University

Ani Gjika and Grace Loh Prasad present thought-provoking memoirs about their experiences reclaiming and reconceptualizing their identities. Gjika’s debut, An Unruled Body, depicts her journey to understand her trauma, her grief, and her own sexuality.  Kirkus Reviews calls the book a “soulful, insightful memoir about an Albanian immigrant’s quest to learn her body’s language.” Prasad’s memoir, The Translator’s Daughter, follows her life as she undergoes a journey to reclaim her Taiwanese heritage. Author Katie Noah Gibson says, “Prasad’s memoir is a tender tribute to her multilingual parents and a sensitive evocation of life as part of the Asian diaspora.”