Date of Award
6-14-2024
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In this collection of poetry and prose, Nadine Koochou explores her Assyrian-American identity, retracing family history and merging it with her own reflections. Through creative essays, she communicates the things she knows, to some degree of certainty. Through poetry, she communicates things she thinks she knows, or feelings she understands intrinsically, or things she does not know at all but wishes to know. Combining Assyrian history with intimate stories, she explores themes of generational trauma, language, love, war, and home.
Recommended Citation
Koochou, Nadine, "If I Cannot Hear Us, How Do I Know We Are Here? A journey into Assyrian storytelling" (2024). Canterbury Scholars. 17.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/canterbury/17
Included in
Business and Corporate Communications Commons, Classical Literature and Philology Commons, English Language and Literature Commons, Fiction Commons, Nonfiction Commons, Poetry Commons