Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Fiction Reading with Katherine Zlabek, on the site A Literary Newsletter 3 years, 2 months ago
On March 2, 2020, fiction writer Katherine Zlabek joined us in the Barry Gallery to read from her new collection of short stories and discuss fiction and the writing life with Marymount students.
A native of […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Regie Cabico Delivers the Bisson Humanities Lecture, on the site A Literary Newsletter 3 years, 6 months ago
By Macy Pope, Class of 2022 One of the biggest events of the year hosted by the Marymount University graduate Humanities Department is the Bisson Humanities lecture. The hallmark event brings all different t […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, The Life He Wouldn’t Have Known, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Kembry McNeil-Thompson Peter Karapetkov, like billions of others, had built his life outside of the United States. Peter Karapetkov, like millions of others, was forced to leave that life behind when political […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, From Dreaming to Achieving, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Santa Vasquez Life in Africa differs greatly for many Africans. Africans in America also experience many versions of what we like to call the “American Dream.” For one African immigrant, who I’ve been lucky […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Señor Torres/Alejandro, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Joey Robbins A coworker of mine—one Alejandro Torres—politely accepted my request for an interview for the paper below. The notes from which this narrative were drawn were obtained during two brief lunc […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Irina Vaculenko LaJeunesse, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Allison Gaskins When I walk into Irina’s home in Falls Church, I’m a weary middle aged mom. But when I sit in the swirly chair in her basement salon, I become a princess. When she snips and trims and […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, For the Love of Ghana, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Veda Frye What would make someone travel 5,347 miles away from their home? Passion. Phinehas Anaba is a man full of passion and a true inspiration. He’s extremely passionate about his country Ghana. Anaba g […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Ghana to America, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Phinehas Anaba “… he was also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper.” (2Kings 5:1).
Migration to most people in the world is a natural phenomenon – a situation which is often attributed to hunger and […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Venezuela to Spain to America, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Seeta Almodaifer “Before leaving my country I was studying law, I had a boyfriend, I had great friends.” This is how Pierangela Rodriguez started her story. She is from Venezuela, now a student at George Was […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Adapting to a New Life, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Hussah Almalik In a short and delightful interview that took place within the walls of the Marymount University Reinsch Library study rooms, I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Sanchez Mamani from Lima, […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Kuwait to America, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
By Ahmad Abu-jamous My father was born in Kuwait in 1963. He is one of six children, and spent his teenage years working hard to help provide a better life for his family. However, when it came time for him to […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Story 4, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Story 3, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Story 2, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, One story, on the site Stories of Immigration and Refuge 2019 4 years, 1 month ago
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, MU Alum Carlos Benavides Appointed to Governor’s Specialty Courts Advisory Council, on the site A Literary Newsletter 4 years, 2 months ago
Marymount English Alum Carlos Benavides (class of 2009) and current assistant district attorney for Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office, was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the Specialty Cou […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Visiting Author Sarah Trembath, on the site A Literary Newsletter 4 years, 3 months ago
On February 12, Sarah Trembath joined faculty, students, and members of the community for a reading and discussion of her new multi-genre work, This Past Was Waiting for Me. The event was co-sponsored by the […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Ethelbert Miller Reads from His New Book of Poetry, on the site A Literary Newsletter 4 years, 7 months ago
Yesterday E. Ethelbert Miller, a beloved figure on Marymount’s campus, joined us for our biannual poetry series. Miller read from his new book If God Invented Baseball, and discussed the context of some of the […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, Calling all writers!, on the site A Literary Newsletter 4 years, 9 months ago
Welcome and welcome back to campus–we hope you had a fabulous summer! It’s a new academic year, which means it’s time for new writing and new writing goals. If you’ve got some fiction, poetry, or essays on hand […]
Hollynd Karapetkova wrote a new post, I Am Not Your Negro – The Tale Of American Dreams, Deferred, on the site A Literary Newsletter 5 years, 1 month ago
By Connor Worley For the past three months, my EN-350 course has been covering the nature of the American Dream – that elusive ideal towards which every U.S. citizen strives, aiming to secure upward mobility in s […]