YPL Presents: The Search for Indigenous Identity With Joseph Lee

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Books & Authors

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Adults, Adults 55+
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Join journalist and author Joseph Lee as he chats with us about his stirring memoir, Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity. In the book, he explores Indigenous identity in proximity to land that serves as an iconic vacationing spot for the wealthy -- the “island paradise” of Martha’s Vineyard.

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The YPL Presents: Virtual Author series is funded and supported by the Foundation for the Yonkers Public Library.

About the Author: Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer based in New York City. He has an MFA from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at Mercy University. His writing has been published in The Guardian, BuzzFeed, Vox, High Country News, and more. He was a Margins Fellow at the Asian American Writers Workshop and a Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist.

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Acknowledgement: Foundation for the Yonkers Public Library

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This program is made possible through generous support from the Foundation for the Yonkers Public Library (FYPL).