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Join us for a talk by author and professor Katrina Powell, editor of the book “Beginning Again: Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia.” The oral histories in this collection share narratives of refugees, immigrants and generations-long residents in Appalachia, highlighting the ways that communities resist and complicate stereotypes about the region and create spaces of belonging, home and connection. The book seeks to provide a more nuanced picture of Appalachia to counter the damaging myths that circulate about groups of people. Powell, the founding director of the Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies at Virginia Tech, will discuss the book’s narratives and oral history methodology, and the importance of understanding personal histories in relation to public history.

The Carole Weinstein Author Series supports the literary arts by bringing both new and well-known authors to the Library of Virginia through online or in-person events. Free and open to the public, the series focuses on Virginia authors and Virginia subjects across all genres.

A book signing will follow the talk. This book will be available at the Virginia Shop.

This is a free event. Seating in the Lecture Hall is available on a first come, first served basis. Limited free parking is available in the deck underneath the Library building. For more information, contact Anne McCrery at anne.mccrery@lva.virginia.gov or 804.692.3568.