Mary Terzian
Born and raised in Cairo. Armenian background. Lived in Congo, Togo and Lebanon as well, before immigrating to the United States. Well traveled. Always loved to write and contributed articles to numerous publications. Author of "The Immigrants' Daughter" which won the USA Best Books 2006 Award in multicultural non-fiction. Finalist in Indie Excellence Awards 2007 contest in same category.Visit Author's Website
The Immigrants’ Daughter
“Where do you come from?” asks the teacher of the adult class in Leopoldville, where I am registered for a course in Lingala. I hesitate.
It is a simple query that puts me in a quandary. Should I state my origins, nationality or citizenship?
“From my mother’s womb,” I want to tell him in short, but resist […]
