AUTHOR MAYTHA ALHASSEN TO SPEAK AT MANZANAR PILGRIMAGE

A native of Southern California who received her BA in political science and Arabic and Islamic studies from UCLA and her MA in sociocultural anthropology from Columbia University, Alhassen is also a poet and performer/organizer for the play “Hijabi Monologues.” She is also a co-host/digital producer on AI Jazeera English’s social media-focused program, “The Stream,” and serves as a commentator on HuffPost Live. She has also written for CNN and The Huffington Post.