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Mississippi State Assistant Professor Candace Lukasik has published her first book 鈥淢artyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of U.S. Empire鈥� (NYU Press). The book examines how Coptic Christian migrants from Egypt navigate religious identity through the lens of American political and religious frameworks.

Internationally-acclaimed Nigerian poet, playwright and author Chigozie Obioma will visit 6996色花堂 as the Writer-in-Residence next month, bringing his in-depth wisdom of African literature鈥攕haped by his Igbo heritage and Nigerian upbringing鈥撯�搕o explore themes of fate, family and the clash between tradition and modernity with the 6996色花堂 community.