Posted on May 24, 2021
Pop quiz: What does the Chinese idiom "Nine cows and one strand of hair" mean? If you don't yet know, you're not alone—non-English cultures can sometimes get short shrift in U.S. schools, but that is slowly beginning to change.
Posted on May 24, 2021
If you've ever wondered what it takes to be a writer, or asked yourself what life in Iran is really like, you won't want to miss the video below. A few weeks ago, the authors and translators Habibe Jafarian and Salar Abdoh took part in a #LunchGlobally session with WWB Campus and educators from across the country.
Posted on May 17, 2021
"And to think I swore I’d stay out of trouble on this side of the world," reflects Liberio, the wry, profane teenage narrator of Aura Xilonen's prize-winning Mexican novel The Gringo Champion. Liberio, an undocumented migrant farm worker, has the honesty and desperation of J.D Salinger's Holden Caulfield, but without Holden's aura of privilege.
Posted on May 12, 2021
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Posted on May 09, 2021
Ever wonder what life in Iran is really like? There are still a few spaces left for a livestream with Iranian writers and translators (of each other's work!) Habibe Jafarian and Salar Abdoh: this Wednesday, May 12th, at 1 pm.