{"id":14231,"date":"2021-02-01T18:51:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T23:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=14231"},"modified":"2021-02-01T18:51:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T23:51:46","slug":"episode-419-nadia-owusu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-419-nadia-owusu","title":{"rendered":"Episode 419 – Nadia Owusu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show 419:
\nNadia Owusu<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I don’t see home as a single place. It’s all the people and places I lived among, and loved, and tried to belong to. Through my love for them, I claim them. Not in uncomplicated ways.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>With her debut memoir, Aftershocks<\/a> (Simon & Schuster), Nadia Owusu<\/a> explores the fault lines of identity, race, and justice, and the ways trauma and myths are transmitted through the generations. We talk about her upbringing in Europe (UK& Italy) and Africa (Ghana, Tanzania & Ethiopia), the meanings of skin color in different cultures, her social justice work, and what she had to learn about race in America. We get into what it’s like to live on high alert, how we reclaim our stories and reframe our world, how Aftershocks evolved from private project to public document, and how even thin soil can let us extend roots. Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read Aftershocks<\/a>!<\/p>\n

“In some ways, the writing of the book was intentionally a process for me to explore myself and learn and grow.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n