The Jamaican-American Immigrant Experience

Midday on WNYC | Aug 13, 2018

Alexia Arthurs discusses her new book How to Love a Jamaican: Stories. In her debut collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home, Arthurs’ eleven stories offer a wide range of viewpoints from close-knit island communities to the streets of New York City and midwestern university towns.

This segment is guest hosted by Matt Katz.

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