America is a nation of immigrants. These author speakers use their personal journeys, lyrical writing, and thorough reporting to bring crucial perspectives on the immigration experience to the podium.
Junot Díaz Author of New York Times bestsellers The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and This is How You Lose Her; winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Annabelle Gurwitch New York Times Bestselling author, humorist, popular television host and storyteller.
Yaa Gyasi Author of Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom, and recipient of the National Book Foundation's 'Under 35' award
Daisy Khan Women's advocate, media commentator, and Executive Director of the Women's Islamic Initiative
Dinaw Mengestu Named one of The New Yorker "20 Under 40" writers to watch and author of The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears and How to Read the Air
Najla Said Actress, playwright and author of the memoir Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family
Gary Shteyngart New York Times-bestselling author of Little Failure, Super Sad True Love Story, Absurdistan, and Our County Friends
C Pam Zhang Debut novelist of How Much of These Hills is Gold and National Book Foundation 2020 5 Under 35 Honoree