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Book Launch: A Seat at the Table with Andy Shallal

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Book Launch: A Seat at the Table with Andy Shallal

College of Arts and Humanities | Language House | Roshan Institute for Persian Studies | School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Sunday, March 30, 2025 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm MPR St Mary's Hall,

Roshan Institute for Persian Studies invites you to a book launch of A Seat at the Table, the story of the founding of Busboys and Poets, a Washington, D.C.–based restaurant that has become a celebrated hub for political activism. Named in honor of Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy while writing poetry, the restaurant is the creation of Andy Shallal, an Iraqi American restaurateur, artist and activist.

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Roshan Institute for Persian Studies invites you to a book launch of A Seat at the Table, the story of the founding of Busboys and Poets, a Washington, D.C.–based restaurant that has become a celebrated hub for political activism. Named in honor of Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy while writing poetry, the restaurant is the creation of Andy Shallal, an Iraqi American restaurateur, artist and activist.

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Tobin Johnson
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