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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 46 MIN

Who gets to be an American?

from Think from KERA · host KERA

Behind the very public discourse about citizenship and how to achieve it are very personal family stories. Daisy Hernandez, associate professor of creative writing at Northwestern University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her father – a refugee from Castro’s Cuba – and why we welcome some immigrants and shun others. Her book is “Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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