Jhumpa Lahiri, on Barack Obama, during a Q&A at San Jose State:
"After a reading and a lively discussion with the moderator, we had a Q&A session. The second to last question addressed whether she was an Obama supporter and if she had interest in his "immigrant like" experience. She proceeded to state that he is the candidate that can bring change, and that his background only serves to make him more aware of the difficulties of bringing this country together. She was quite animated in making her points."
And I've been struggling to sort out how to link - in any real literary way - my Obama video (which, embarrassingly or no, choked me up and had me teary-eyed when I saw it and was thus compelled to post) with something that actually belongs on this blog. Thank You Jhumpa! I guess it's officially time for me to settle down and read Unaccustomed Earth.
