I wish someone told me not to get off the car when stopped by a cop as a sign of respect for them.
I wish someone told me not to pick up random kids in the park and kiss them on the cheeks like we do on Morocco without being considered psychos.
In this stunning work of historical fiction, Laila Lalami brings us the imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of Americaa Moroccan slave whose testimony was left out of the official record.
Lt. Adam Taifouri was born in Tanalt, Morocco and grew up in Casablanca. He finished his High School in Casablanca in 1986. He then attended University Hassan II for two years studying Economical Sciences. in early 90s he immigrated to USA and lived in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. He attended The Technical Career Institutes, New York University and got his AOS degree in Electronic Technology in 1998.