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DESCRIPTION:GLIDE is proud to collaborate with Public Programs at California Institute 
 of Integral Studies (CIIS) in continuing efforts to present conversation 
 events featuring champions of social justice. On Wednesday, December 6 
 Khizr Khan is joined by May Elawar in a conversation at GLIDE Memorial 
 Church about what it means to be an American. \n\nLast July, Khizr Khan 
 captivated the nation with his speech at the Democratic National Convention 
 in which he called out then-candidate Donald Trump for his stance against 
 immigrants and Muslims. \n\nAs the father of a Muslim US soldier killed in 
 combat, Khan spoke about what it means to dedicate your life to the promise 
 of the American dream, inspiring a renewed pride and sense of collective 
 purpose in the hearts of many Americans. His six-minute speech remains a 
 powerful cultural touchstone of shared sacrifice and common humanity at a 
 time when division and hatred are being encouraged and enabled at the 
 highest levels of political power.\n\nIn his memoir, An American Family: A 
 Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice, Khizr Khan tells the story of his family's 
 pursuit of the American dream and why—especially in these tumultuous 
 times, when it matters most—we must not be afraid to step forward for 
 what we believe in. An American Family is an intensely personal story in 
 which Khizr traces his remarkable journey from humble beginnings on a 
 poultry farm in Pakistan, to obtaining a degree from Harvard Law School, 
 and raising a family in America. He shows what it means to leave the 
 limitations of one’s country behind for the best values and promises of 
 another. He also tells the story of his middle child, US Army Captain 
 Humayun Khan, who was killed while protecting his base camp in Iraq, and 
 the ways in which enduring pride in their son and his sacrifice have helped 
 him and his wife endure the deepest despair a parent can know.\n\nCIIS 
 Public Programs and GLIDE Center for Social Justice invite you to this 
 important and inspiring discussion with Khizr Khan and CIIS professor May 
 Elawar about what an American looks like, what being a nation of immigrants 
 really means, and what it is to live, rather than simply to pay lip service 
 to, our ideals.\n\nWHAT:   \nGLIDE Center for Social Justice and CIIS 
 Public Programs Present\nOn Being American, a Conversation with Khizr Khan 
 and May Elawar\n\nWHERE:        \nGLIDE Memorial Church, 330 Ellis 
 Street, San Francisco, CA 94102\n(Use Taylor Street 
 entrance)\n\nWHO:\nKhizr Khan, father of a Muslim American soldier killed 
 in combat and anti-Trump Democratic National Convention speaker who works 
 as a legal consultant and recently published a memoir telling the story of 
 his family’s pursuit of the American Dream.\n\nMay Elawar, PhD, professor 
 at California Institute of Integral Studies whose research and activism has 
 focused greatly on social justice in the Arab and Muslim 
 world.\n \nWHEN:         \n7:00PM Wednesday, December 6, 
 2017\n\nConversation followed by audience Q&A and book signing with Mr. 
 Khan. Hardcover copies of An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and 
 Sacrifice, Khizr Khan’s recently released memoir, are available for 
 purchase with tickets.           \n\nADMISSION: \nIndividual 
 tickets range from $20 to $40. The $40 ticket includes a copy of An 
 American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice.\nAdvance ticket purchase 
 strongly encouraged: Eventbrite \n\nFor more information, call (415) 
 575-6175 or email publicprograms@ciis.edu\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/11/02/18804136.php
SUMMARY:On Being American with Gold Star Father and DNC speaker Khizr Khan
LOCATION:GLIDE Memorial Church, 330 Ellis\nSan Francisco, CA 94102
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/11/02/18804136.php
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