Book Discussion with Roya Hakakian: Immigrant Chronicles

Author Roya Hakakian leads three book discussions of her own works that address issues of exile, displacement, political and religious persecution, and the struggles against authoritarianism. Each session may be taken individually. For an optimal experience, register for all three classes at once to save $15: Immigrant Chronicles Series • $105

Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran (2004)

Wednesday, June 4 • 11:00am-12:30pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13342 • $40

Assassins of the Turquoise Palace (2011)

Wednesday, July 16 • 11:00am-12:30pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13343 • $40

A Beginner’s Guide to America (2021)

Wednesday, August 8 • 11:00am-12:30pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13344 • $40

ROYA HAKAKIAN is an acclaimed writer, lecturer, and journalist. Born and raised in a family of Jewish educators in Tehran, Hakakian arrived in the US as a refugee in 1985 and later became a naturalized US citizen. Prior to writing prose in English, Hakakian published two collections of poems in Persian and has been included in numerous anthologies of Iranian literature. She is a former associate producer at CBS’s 60 Minutes. She speaks on the subject of the Middle East and human rights and has been a guest on all the principal networks and radio stations. Her opinion pieces and essays have appeared in numerous media outlets and journals. She is a founding member of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has served on the board of Refugees International and the editorial boards of both the American Purpose and World Affairs. She has been a fellow at City College of CUNY, Yale University’s Davenport College, the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, and she was awarded the 2008 Guggenheim fellowship in nonfiction.

Week of May 25, 2025

Art Appreciation

• Master Flemish and Dutch Painters: Peter Paul Rubens, International Art Star (13221)

Computers, Technology, and the Internet

• Word Processing and Presentation Basics Using Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Slides (13282)

Games

• Beginner Canasta (13314)
• Canasta: Supervised Play (13320)

Writing

• Finding Your Voice through Memoir Writing (13246)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Art Deco NYC, East 50s (13177)

Week of June 1, 2025

Special Events

• Author Visit: Chris Bohjalian, The Jackal's Mistress (2025) (13159)
• Book Discussion with Roya Hakakian: Immigrant Chronicles, Journey from the Land of No (2004) (13342)* RECENTLY ADDED
• Pianist Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert: Multimedia Performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons (13287)

Art Appreciation

• Master Flemish and Dutch Painters: Anthony van Dyck, Cosmopolitan Painter (13222)

Computers, Technology, and the Internet

• Kickstarting College to Career: Roadmaps, Resumes, and Relationships for College Students (13359)* RECENTLY ADDED

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Lorna Simpson: Source Notes at the Met (13217)
• Walking Tour: Nineteenth Century French Paintings at the Met (13216)

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