Table of Contents
Introduction Viet Thanh Nguyen 11
The Road Chris Abani 23
Last, First, Middle Joseph Azam 31
Common Story David Bezmozgis 43
Flesh and Sand Fatima Bhutto 51
Perspective and What Gets Lost Thi Bui 61
How Succulent Food Defeated Trump's Wall Before It Has Been Built Ariel Doreman 67
Guests of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa Lev Golinkin 75
The Parent Who Stays Reyna Grande 81
To Walk in Their Shoes Meron Hadero 91
God's Fate Aleksandar Hemon 99
Second Country Joseph Kertes 113
13 Ways of Being an Immigrant Porochista Khakpour 121
Refugees and Exiles Marina Lewvcka 129
This Is What the Journey Does Maaza Mengiste 137
The Ungrateful Refugee Dina Nayeri 145
Am I a Refugee? Raja Shehadeh 159
A Refugee Again Vu Tran 165
New Lands, New Selves Novuyo Rosa Tshuma 173
Refugee Children: The Yang Warriors Kao Kalia Yang 189
List of Contributors 197